LightGramsApril 10, 2025Volume 29, Number 13 Escape rooms have been all the rage for the last several years. Though I have never had the experience, I think I understand the point: You’re locked inside an area and must find a way to escape. Groups often take on the challenge together, and money is paid for…
LightGramsApril 3, 2025Volume 29, Number 12 Beginning August 1 of this year, possessing or making a ninja knife in England will be a crime leading to punishment by six months in prison, and that sentence will increase to 2 years in the near future. “Ronan’s Law” was recently passed in response to the murder of…
LightGramsMarch 27, 2025Volume 29, Number 11 The doorbell is a simple concept. Someone who would like to step inside your house to visit or to make a delivery can’t accomplish their purpose if the door is closed. By using the doorbell, you are alerted to their presence and (if you choose) you open the door…
LightGramsMarch 6, 2025Volume 29, Number 10 A service station was robbed in the Dutch town of Terneuzen on January 18, 2016. The cashier on duty was able to give police a detailed description of the thief and an investigation was launched. But for nine years the case remained unsolved with no arrests made. Recently a…
LightGramsFebruary 27, 2025Volume 29, Number 9 Jeffrey Clothier was recently elected to the Genesee County District Court in Michigan. He appears to be taking his job seriously, having said, “there’s going to be consequences when you break the law.” He seems to also be a compassionate man who wants to help offenders of the law…
LightGramsFebruary 20, 2025Volume 29, Number 8 Trail cameras have become popular for revealing wildlife that may live closer than we realize. Our son in Colorado has spotted a variety of animals in his yard, especially after dark: mule deer, turkeys, bobcats, racoons, skunks, a mountain lion, and even a bear or two. These were nearby…
LightGramsFebruary 13, 2025Volume 29, Number 7 Mario Salcedo is living what many consider to be a dream life. For the past 25 years he has lived on cruise ships; he’s not one of the crew, but a passenger. Recently he was recognized by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines for his 1,000th voyage with them. He spends…
LightGramsFebruary 6, 2025Volume 29, Number 6 Dan Martin’s job as a summer intern was simple: Go through the boxes of old movie reels that had been donated to Lauro’s Historic Films Archive, and catalog the various titles. We can imagine that is a tedious and somewhat boring job, but one day he struck gold! He…
LightGramsJanuary 30, 2025Volume 29, Number 5 In 1947 the world was introduced to “the Doomsday Clock”. It’s not an actual clock, but a vision of how close humanity is to “doomsday”. The end could come, according to the clock’s inventors (a group of atomic scientists), because of nuclear war, natural disasters, or pandemics. In 1947…
LightGramsJanuary 23, 2025Volume 29, Number 4 A video was recently released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). It wasn’t a video designed to entertain as much as to warn. In it they showcase some items that travelers tried to smuggle onboard a flight in 2024. Among the attempted contraband were exotic snakes hidden inside a…