Sunday is my day for spiritualism and philosophy.  So today I inquire into why we are here.  There is, of course, the biblical version, where God created everything.  But you can refer to the   Bible   or   Quran   or other historical source to find this answer. This not a particularly religious blog site, so I will instead today look into how  Homo sapiens  came to be and maybe not quite answer the question of  why  we are here. The Big Bang, followed by the subsequent formation of stars and galaxies, is the leading theory of our beginning, from which came our solar system with Planet Earth, then evolution to us.  You've seen these forms of graphic before: Clearly, there are galaxies, and our Milky Way is but one. When you look up into the night sky, almost all what you see are stars from our own galaxy.  If you searched and searched with your naked eye, you would be able to see only three galaxies.  The others are t...

Did you know that both Mother's and Father's Days are national holidays?  Of course they are always celebrated on Sundays, so they are not a federal holiday.  President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation in 1914 designating  Mother's Day  as the second Sunday in May.  Of course motherhood has long been cherished, and the ancient Greeks and Romans held festivals in honor of mother godesses Rhea and Cybele. Mind you, the Greeks and Romans also honored fathers, and in Catholic Europe, St. Joseph's Day ( March 19 ) is a feast day dedicated to Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.  But Father's Day in the USA had a rather startling beginning that few know. First, Father's Day did not become a national holiday until 1972. The reason why has everything to do with civil rights movements in the 1960s. The story starts in 1964 when a middle-aged father and mid-level federal appointee, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, dreamt a solution to America's racial conflict in his sle...

But before God, interesting baseball afternoon for me yesterday.   Took a nap, woke up to an ending of a Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.   Dodgers 18 - Yankees 2, the most ever runs the Los Angeles team had over their New York rivals, ever.  With 21 hits.   Yankees?  Two home runs by Aaron Judge, who is on one of my fantasy teams. The Dodgers and Yankees are the favorites to make the World Series final. Switched stations to the Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamond Backs. First inning, no outs.  Nationals had already scored 9 runs. First out.  Crowd went wild. Nationals scored 10 runs in the first inning.   Third out.  Crowd went wild. Two more high scoring games:  Rays 16 - Astros 3.  Brewers 17 - Phillies 7. Mind you, there were a number of pitching battles yesterday. Pirates 2 - Padres 0. Cubs 2- Reds 0. Cardinals 2- Rangers 0. Royals 1- Tigers 0. Marlins 1 - ...