December 2022

I like a possum. I think they are just great little animals who give so much to this world while getting little or no praise. In fact, most of the time, people hate them for no good reason. Yes, the Grand Possum. But the thing is, I’ve been saying it wrong. I know, I know. […]

And then there is serendipity. I love the way that word sounds, but more than anything, I love what it means. _____From Webster: serendipitynoun | sair-un-DIP-uh-tee Serendipity is luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for.______ It has so much. But its origins are pretty neat-o Guido.

It was in September of 1971. On the 13th day of that month. I don’t remember what I was doing then. Most likely, I was sitting in Mrs. Barnes’s classroom at Loos Elementary School. That is where I went to kindergarten and first grade, as Our Lady of Mercy, only had grades second through eighth.

Someone recently told me about Saint Gobnait. I loved her name from the minute I saw it. It reminds me of the candy from my childhood, the one my mom especially hated. The Everlasting Gobstopper. A few words about it. The Everlasting Gobstopper is a candy from Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel Charlie and the

Believe me. This isn’t about birthdays. But I will tell you this.Bob Barker was born on December 12. So were Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Jennifer Connelly, and many more. Oh, and I can’t forget Edvard Munch, who painted The Scream. Regardless. This isn’t about them. The person I’m talking about is my life partner, Mary.

We all can agree that the Earth is orbiting the sun. Along with the rest of the planets in our solar system. Round and round, we go, all at different rates and speeds. As a note. It was Nicolaus Copernicus who gave us this observance of the Universe in 1543. The one in which the

If someone had asked me which U.S. state first gave women the right to vote, Wyoming would not have been my choice. I probably would have said New York or Pennsylvania. But there it is, as sure as I sit here and type. Wyoming granted women the right to vote on this very date, December

Certain memories from the past can bring us great joy. At least, it is true for me. I hope this is true for you too. The thing I’m thinking about now happened on this date, December 9, 1965. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premiered on CBS in the United States. It was the first Peanuts animated