The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


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Writers Strike (MM #4425)
May 04, 2023

If you're a television fan like me, you've likely heard about the writers' strike that began a few days ago. TV writers are fighting for their future. Streaming services have affected their income,

Wake Up Early (MM #4424)
May 03, 2023

People tend to joke that as we get older, we wake up early and eat dinner much earlier than in our youth. And both facts tend to be true. And medical research is now explaining why we don't get as m

Unsolved Murders (MM #4423)
May 02, 2023

I read a news story the other day that said we now have more unsolved murders than ever. Sadly, I'm not surprised. But the percentages are shocking. With murders increasing across America, we now f

Trigger Words (MM #4422)
May 01, 2023

Recently, researchers have been looking into trigger words. For many, these are words, when used, elicit an emotional response. With so much political conflict in our society, many of today's trigge

Wendy’s Chili (MM #4421)
April 30, 2023

I have a confession, and I'm not ashamed to admit this. I love Wendy's Chili. I always have. It was part of my first order at Wendy's; A Single with everything, chili, and a Frosty. For many, it's

Go Crazy (MM #4420)
April 29, 2023

I finally have a weekend where I can go crazy. My wife is out of town visiting friends in Kansas City. Imagine all of the trouble I can get in. Of course, I probably won't even leave the house. I'

First-Class (MM #4419)
April 28, 2023

When the NFL's Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee in the late 1990s, one of their demands was a first-class stadium. They'd been playing in the famed Astrodome, which wasn't good enough. They even wr

College Mergers (MM #4418)
April 27, 2023

In recent years, many universities have started struggling. Enrollment is down, and the cost of going to school is increasing every year. Some are questioning whether higher education is worth the c

Sleeping Pills (MM #4417)
April 26, 2023

Many people have a problem falling asleep, so they turn to sleeping pills to help them drift off to dream. Some people question whether using them could be causing you harm. Well, it looks like rese

Isaac Newton (MM #4416)
April 25, 2023

In grade school, we learned that Isaac Newton was the man who discovered gravity. We can also blame him for being one of the men who developed the study of calculus. But did you know that he predict