Stuff I Learned Yesterday

I have a confession to make. I'm making this episode up as I write. Yes, I normally write out each of these episodes and record my reading of them. Before I put fingers to my keyboard, I typically have a mental outline of where I want to take the story. Not today. I thought I did. But then that outline was abandoned.

I had what I thought was a pretty good angle on the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ensuing US involvement in WWII, the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the rebuilding of Japan after the war. However, I decided that there were a lot of things about those events that I don't know so it would be good for me to do some research first. That research led to more research, which led to more research, which led to even more research. For nearly three hours now I've been reading articles looking at photographs, and watching videos. Here's what I learned: There are a lot of complex, controversial, and debated issues within these topics. Read More...

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We are a busy people. Life fills up with stuff and overflows with the rush of going from place to place, responsibility to responsibility. It’s difficult to find a time of peace and quiet. When I was a kid I would watch reruns of the Andy Griffith Show. I don’t know if life ever was truly that simple, but I’d like to think it was.

Before we headed out for our Hawaiian vacation, I spent some time researching various things about Hawaii in general and Oahu, the island we would be on. I came across an article from the Huffington Post called “11 Things That Are Weirdly Missing In Hawaii...And What They Can Teach You.” Here’s a brief rundown of the 11 things. Read More...

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Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I don’t drink caffeinated coffee after dinner, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I’m pleased to bring you another installment of the Friday Forum.

Friday Forum

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Before I start, I just want to tell everyone how much I have been enjoying the Friday Forums! You guys are just awesome and such an encouragement to all of the Stuff I Learned Yesterday Community. I feel so blessed to be a part of this awesome show and am really enjoying getting to know more about each of you through your submissions on the Friday Forum. Please keep them coming! I also wanted to give a shout out to the guest hosts that aired while Darrell was out of town. Seriously great job everyone! Such good stuff!

Not too long ago, “The Shadow aka , “The Real Brian” shared his account of how a near-death experience gave him a new appreciation for his purpose in life, or at least the reality that we all have a purpose. We must have been thinking along the same lines, because as I sat down to work on this episode, I had not yet listened to his episode, but was able to immediately relate. Unlike many frequent listeners, I don’t have a lot of alone time in my car – so my kids are often also listening in with me. Listening to the show with my kids in the car is really rewarding, because it always brings up some really great topics of conversation and it’s so much fun to see what they retain and what grabs their attention. Read More...

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When life gets too busy to keep up with everything, something has to go. I would rather do a few things really well then a lot of things poorly. I try to intentionally choose what gets cut out from my life. If I don't choose carefully what stays and what goes I'll end up cutting things that should have stayed and keeping things that should have gone. Listen to this episodes and read more...

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