2023

I’ve seen the Eiffel Tower a couple of times in person. But I’ve never been to the top. Now King’s Island is a different story. There is a mini-version there. I’ve been on that one. Viva la France! And as a sidebar. When I was young, young, I thought people were calling it the “Awful […]

Today is my sister’s birthday. One of my sisters, at least. She was born four years before me. Number six in the line of siblings. Her name is Julie, and I’m glad for the day she was born. Growing up, especially in the early years, we played together a lot. Of course, I was always

I think of all sorts of things when I hear the word contraption. By definition, it is usually a mechanical or electronic device or gadget. But I propose it can be much more than that. For instance, one of my brothers was a motorhead. From the time he was very young, he was always taking

I love when I come across a word I don’t know. This one happened upon me the other day.The word? Yips. Make the distinction here. Yips is quite different from Yip. When I think of a “yip,” a dog comes to mind, making some kind of noise between a bark and a yell. And sure

Here are some things that I recently found out. Discovered. Tripped over. Some are interesting. Some happy. Some terrible. And with each, I have a few words to say, as always.This is a blog, after all. I am a little chatty here. Randomly on, let us forge ahead. Fact: The cookies that Cookie Monster eats

Today I bring you a few astounding maps. Read them and weep.Or maybe not weep. Maybe go, “Whoa…” §§§§§§§§§§ The Red Area Features A Total Population Greater Than The Grey     §§§§§§§§§§ Light Pollution From Coast To Coast       §§§§§§§§§§ The Red And Orange Sections Have Equal Populations     §§§§§§§§§§ Tree

I have to say. There is a lot to be said for a good bowl of pudding. Although it’s been a long time since I’ve had a spoonful of pudding in my mouth, it is one of those things that I occasionally miss as far as sweets go. I liked some tapioca pudding, I’ll tell

I’ll tell you. When I was a kid, I was fast. In grade school, there was only one person faster than me, and that was my friend, Jana. We’d blow the boys right out of the water in foot races. But then, once I got to high school, things changed. For one thing, the boys