“Constant kindness can accomplish much.
As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” – Albert Schweitzer. What wonderful words...
“I get by with a little help from my friends.”
The Beatles. Iconic. I get by. So much music. Here is a portion of the lyrics to the song, “With...
Ever hear of the pagan celebration, Lupercalia?
Lupercalia was celebrated in Ancient Rome at the ides of February, which is February 15th. The fertility celebration was dedicated...
Ten hours and thirteen minutes of glorious daylight
That’s right. Today, Super Bowl Sunday, February 13, 2022, is delivering ten hours and thirteen minutes of wonderful daylight! We...
Will these be somebody’s good ol’ days?
Absolutely! Sure, we can look back to the ’60’s or ’70’s and say THOSE were the good ol’ days. We...
What’s the most ridiculous word you have ever used
It’s Friday. I’m feeling some anticipation for a fun weekend – feeling like having some fun with the blog post...
Sunrises: every one is more awesome than the last
Sunrises. I think it would be cool to do a book, “365 days of Sunrises.” It has probably been done....
“Rivers don’t drink their own water, . . .”
“Rivers don’t drink their own water, Trees don’t eat their own fruits, The sun does not shine for itself, And...
Turkey vultures: nature’s sanitation engineers on call
There is something cool watching a single Turkey Vulture – or a kettle (flock) of vultures circling overhead. Something a...
No more weather chatter or I’ll choke on a snowflake
It’s official. No more weather chatter until we hit 40°. It is easy to become obsessed with the less pleasant...