Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Here are links to the YouTube recordings of the By George Top Ten ( in reverse order to build the suspense)! But first, here are a few songs that did not make the top ten, but deserve to be mentioned for consideration on everyone’s summertime playlist: Fishin in the Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band…
First cyclist that drove his bicycle around the world was Fred A. Birchmore. He pedaled for 25,000 miles and traveled other 15,000 miles by boat. He wore out 7 sets of tires. The fastest measured speed of riding a bicycle on a flat surface is 133.75 km/h. In 2011, Austrian racing cyclist Markus Stöckl drove…
The world manufactures about 100 million bikes each year. There are over 1 billion bicycles currently being used all around the world. China boasts more than a half billion bicycles. The UK is home to over 20 million bicycles. A total of 5% of all trips in United Kingdom are made with a bicycle. In…
Here are a few humourous memes we have compiled under the title of the By George Journal’s #TinFoilHatBrigade. This collection and more will be shared on By George social media platforms through this up-coming week. (For a sideways glance and background on this matter, click: On Conspiracy Theories and Tin Foil Hats.) Chris George is an…
A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that has been realized by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation. A conspiracy theory is not simply a conspiracy; instead, it refers to a hypothesized result that is opposed to the mainstream consensus among those people (such as scientists, historians, politicians, etc.)…
The Disney Channel has just released five seasons of “The Muppet Show” but they have done so with a warning to the next generation of viewers. The disclaimers read: “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” “Rather than remove this content, we…
How many of these 10 St. Valentine Day Facts did you know? Men spend twice as much as women on gifts. The average man spends $130 on Valentine’s Day, while women spend about $70. Every year, more than 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate are sold across the country. Every year, around 9 million…
Here is a most fascinating lecture: Helen Fisher studies the brain in love Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies gender differences and the evolution of human emotions. She’s best known as an expert on romantic love, and her beautifully penned books — including Anatomy of Love and Why We Love — lay bare the mysteries of our…
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. (You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the piece straight through, and you’ll get the point.) 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five World Cup trophy winners. 3. Name the…
To conclude the By George celebration of “Butter Tart Month” let us share with you the results of our survey and that all-important question for all butter tart lovers: “Does the ultimate butter tart contain raisins – or no raisins?” Given the responses this month from our By George tart lovers, it appears the answer…
1. There were two fathers and two sons on a boat fishing. They each caught a fish, but only three fish where caught. How can this be so? 2. A man has to get a fox, a chicken, and a sack of corn across a river. He has a rowboat, and it can only carry…
Einstein has been widely credited online with the following riddle, and with the claim that 98% of the world could not solve it. There is a logical answer… There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain…
By George Journal consulted 10 reliable baseball sources to tabulate their respective selections for the best players of all time – and here are those magnificent players… The 10 sources used for this tabulation are The Baseball Almanac, Baseball Reference, MLB Rank, ESPN, The Score, Britannica, Bleacher Report, Ranker.com, Stadium Talk, and Line Ups. First,…
There is perhaps no better month of the year for Canadian sports fans than April. This is the glorious time of year when the puck drops on the NHL playoffs and fans enjoy the first pitches of the baseball season. However, this year, like all things in life, it appears April has been cancelled. The…
In the March 14th, 2020 edition of The Economist, the column Bagehot was entitled “The meaning of conservatism” and it reflected the views of British politico Nick Timothy. Here is an excerpt on modern conservative thinking. First, Nick Timothy has been at the heart of the British government for over a decade, first as Theresa…
If there was one question and answer that sums up just how strange our world is in our day and digital age, it is the following: Q: If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about life today? . A: I possess a device…
“So what is it that you do?” How often do you get asked that question? Do you have a rehearsed answer that gets people attention? Or do you find yourself struggling each time to find the right expressions to explain what “you do”? When someone asks what your organization does, do you have a concise…
South of the Canadian border there is a raging war over the legitimacy of media organizations. There is a growing disrespect and a new disregard for traditional news sources – and it is being fueled by politicians, corporations, and news media itself. Our mainstream media is assaulted on all fronts for its bias, uneven and…
Here is By George’s TGIF-Friday-afternoon quiz to determine whether the work week has knocked your mind sideways. Let us know how you scored… Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? There is a clerk at the butcher…
This is making the rounds – a great story with a remarkable life lesson. In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA convention. While I waited in line to register with the hotel staff, I heard other…