Fast Food Fantasia

As a fine food connoisseur, I am no huge fan of fast food. In fact, every time I eat a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese at McDonalds, I end up regretting it. I look in the mirror afterwards and berate myself: “What in God’s name is wrong with you, Norwood?! Have you no shame?! Have […]

In Issue 321 of Uncommon Sense (December 23, 2024) I shared with you some amazing culinary tools called Tools for Tasting and I want to tell you about them again!  The ever-brilliant octogenarian Godfrey Harris, who simply cannot take his foot off the accelerator, a perennial churner of new ideas, new tools, and new projects, […]

In the previous issue of Uncommon Sense (Issue 323) I announced that College of the Canyons, located in Valencia, California, asked me to teach two different sections of the same course – Introduction to Business (Business 100). The full semester version (16-weeks in duration) is Section 82799. The half-semester version (8-weeks in duration) is Section […]

I am pleased to announce I will be offering two online courses at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. Hey, I’m no longer physically in the state of California (hence the online modality) and you don’t have to be, either. No matter where you reside, so long as you have internet connectivity, you […]

Well, I pulled it off. In fact, I pulled it off today! After threatening to write my first book for quite a few years, I started to dabble in it in 2023. But I saw I was floundering, and so for 2024 I made it my one, Wildly Important Goal – to finish writing the […]

To all you kitchen connoisseurs, listen up! You know the routine: You are in the kitchen whipping up several different dishes to feed your family or friends. Every so often, you need to quickly sample the various items you are working on – pasta, gravy, stew, vegetable dishes, casseroles, etc. So you grab a kitchen […]

Last week it was my singular honor to be the featured speaker at a historical association. I was asked to speak on my popular talk, Six Great Men, which is an overview of the Founding Fathers, specifically Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. To say it went over […]

College of the Canyons has awarded me the opportunity to teach three courses in early 2025. I will be teaching a 16-week course titled Introduction to Business. That particular section will run from February 10, 2025 through June 5, 2025. The course will be taught entirely online. In addition, I’ll be teaching that same Introduction […]

As a practicing historian who delves deeply into the lives of the Founding Fathers with great regularity, combing through their original writings, their letters, and well-researched biographies about them, I continually gain an appreciation for the profundity of uncovering their lives, their thoughts, and their accomplishments. Thus, it thrills me when I am asked to […]

Two quick testimonials for your consideration: “You are an excellent communicator and I am honored to have been in the presence of someone so mentally sharp. Thank you for your informative presentation on The Founding Fathers and for sharing your knowledge.” – Joseph Vadnay, Rotary Club of Redlands “Thanks for your excellent program yesterday. I […]