Author: Tom
The Squirrel Cage Jail
Prisoners have used many different methods to escape from their cells. A man in this jail crawled through pipes of raw sewage, not once but…
Like Hamsters in a Wheel
If you seem to be busy, but going nowhere in life, you might be said to be a “hamster in a wheel.” The prisoners of…
Keeping a Secret for a Decade
For a decade, this place kept its true purpose a secret. To do otherwise would jeopardize those who came here. But when the story could…
More Than Just a Little Log Cabin
This small log cabin has been in Nebraska City for over 150 years. It appears to be much like other cabins of the era –…
Up, Up in the Air with My Beautiful Balloon
Imagine a competition where you pilot a hot air balloon equipped with survival gear over snow-capped mountains in the dead of winter…..
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
There are many places in the United States that were once thriving agricultural areas and are now under pressure from cities that continue to sprawl…
The World Record Rocking Chair
Some people have a chair lift to assist them. But this chair requires a lift just to sit in it. It’s a chair that’s only…
Feeding Trees to Cattle
Imagine a drought so severe that you began to cut down trees just so the cattle could eat the leaves. Imagine a year when…
Today’s Drought Versus the 1930s
Drought. It causes crops to shrivel, prices to spike and farmers to worry about making ends meet. There is no doubt that droughts today cause…
An Iowa Barber Strikes Gold
On the surface it seemed like an unlikely scenario for success. A barber from Iowa striking oil and building one of the largest companies in…