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Q. Are bumble bees and honey bees the same? What’s the difference? How can I learn more about bees?

My journey this week took me to Jim Baker, a follower of Jesus and old friend, who presently resides in Johnson City. I quote some scriptures he gave me about this week’s subject — poverty.

It can be easy to forget to apply sunscreen when a sunny summer day beckons you to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. But forgetting to apply sunscreen before spending time in the sun is a potentially deadly mistake. According to the World Health Organization, one in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer. In addition, the Skin Cancer Foundation notes that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. The discomfort of a sunburn might seem relatively harmless, but the relationship between sunburns and cancer risk is significant. The SCF notes that having five or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma, a type of skin cancer that often and quickly spreads to nearby lymph nodes. Perhaps that’s one reason why the American Cancer Society reports that the number of new invasive melanoma cases diagnosed annually increased by 47% between 2010 and 2020. Avoiding sunburn by applying and reapplying a broadspectrum sunscreen with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 should be a priority for anyone spending time outdoors.

My wet-weather creek has finally dried up; it was nice while it lasted. If we’ll get about a five-inch downpour, it will burble again.

There may be little time in the schedule to prepare homemade breakfasts and enjoy a leisurely morning meal on weekdays. But once the weekend arrives, home cooks can experiment with tasty treats that fill homes with decadent aromas and rouse late sleepers from their slumber.

Wallace Middle School student Vivian Spanswick recently fulfilled a dream of hers by attending Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. Spanswick, along with other Team Phobos members, participated in a weeklong educational program promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while training students with hands-on activities and missions based on teamwork, leadership and problem solving.

Everyone has heard that old saying you can lead a horse to the trough and if he doesn’t drink make it a planter. Just kidding, but if you choose to jump on one of the hottest trends in the country, you can make your own jokes about some old caballo.