Thoughts worth turning around
There's always another side to the ball.
Thoughts, opinions and ideas gathered from fifty-seven journals spanning sixty of Don Harrington’s eighty years. Some serious, some curious, and some best read when counting sheep just isn’t working.
Welcome to Know-It-Owls
Not here to persuade.
Here to make you pause.
They are not intended to persuade or provoke anyone, but rather to offer an entertaining alternative to counting sheep. Read one. Disagree with one. Send Don one of your own.
The lesson behind the name
The ball between us
On a teenage retreat in Puerto Rico, Reverend Johnson told Don about two people sitting across a table. A ball rested between them. One insisted it was round. The other insisted it was oval. The argument grew hotter, and neither would give in.
“You can toss the object away. This discussion is no longer about the ball, but rather, who is the best to decide.”
Know-It-Owls is Don’s invitation to turn the ball around—to talk about issues, not personalities, and leave room for the view from the other side.
A few from the nest
Featured Owls
5 min read
They are stealing more than you know
The Plastic Mafia
Behind the Headlines
Aviation
What exactly is an owl?
A small thought with enough room to fly.
Some are one sentence. Some take a few minutes. Every one is an invitation to look again.
01
Start with a subject
History, health, government, family, science—or whatever kept Don awake.
02
Turn it over
Question the accepted version, add a personal story or look for the angle people missed.
03
Keep the conversation open
Readers can reply privately, share a correction or send an opposing owl of their own.
Your Turn
What Does The Ball Look Like From Your Side?
Send Don a Know-It-Owl, an opposing thought or a fact worth checking.