A curious child might look upon that rainbow of religious thought found throughout the land and ponder over the fact higher beings always seem to share the same visual appearance as the ethnic groups that follow them. This inquisitive youth might ask, Why? Like, why isn’t Vishnu black or Loki Mexican? Why doesn’t Jesus wear a sombrero or why doesn’t Zeus have dreadlocks? Unbeknownst to the c

As I grow accustomed to concrete cityscapes and chemical-ready monoculture I forget about Nature and its bouquet of pleasant aromas that lift me off my feet in a buoyancy of heavenly smell. Humans must be biologically hardwired to enjoy the olfactory wonders of leaf, bark, earth and water because as soon as I wander back into nature an epiphany strikes me with such alarming force it’s like a

Recognized as the world's greatest golf match, the Ryder Cup is played once every two years and has twenty-four of the best golfers from the United States and Europe competing in a 3-day multi-format rivalry where second place is basically last. The winning team retains the trophy nominally, and the bragging rights are trumpeted until the next biennial event. Each team consists of only 12 playe