Author Archives: Jimmy

I went to a new restaurant yesterday — called Biscuit World. Their entire menu is is made up of biscuit dishes. I guess it’s a small “chain” — there are a number of them, but this is the first in … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a book about Theodore Roosevelt. Here’s a quote by him from the book: “Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children … Continue reading →

I went to church yesterday (Ash Wednesday.) It was raining and just a crummy day, but there were more people in church than I’d seen in a long time. The lines were fairly long to get the ashes and for … Continue reading →

Yesterday I talked about using the word “aught” to mean “zero.” I probably should have also mentioned that although most people that I knew used the word aught, some said the word “naught.” The dictionary says that naught means “nothing,” … Continue reading →

We were having a conversation the other day and a guy said something like, well that’s not the way we did it back in aught four. I hadn’t heard “aught” used as a number in a long time, but when … Continue reading →

I’m not sure why I’m on the subject of numbers lately, but the subject came up fairly recently during a discussion about Angel Numbers — it seems like a lot of people weren’t aware of them. But just about everyone … Continue reading →

Last time, when the subject was palindrome numbers, I should have mentioned a kind of special date — February 2, 2020. What makes this date so unique? 02/02/2020 was extra special because it has the distinction of reading the same … Continue reading →

Seems Like the subject around here lately has been related to numbers. So I thought today might be a good time to discuss palindrome numbers. Palindrome is a term for when a word or phrase is spelled the same way … Continue reading →

I was talking to a friend who had attended an event at the Community Club in Shepherdstown recently and she said it was very nice and much more formal than most are around here. She said that everyone was dressed … Continue reading →

I had lunch with a number of  friends last week and two of the friends came in together. One of the ladies said, “and here comes Tweedledee and Tweedledum.” I hadn’t heard that for a long time. I remember hearing … Continue reading →