Author Archives: Jimmy

Yesterday, the day after Halloween, was All Saints’ Day — it’s celebrated on November 1. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and some others, it is observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Today is a day when all the saints … Continue reading →

Welcome to November. November is often referred to as a transitional month — say goodbye to fall, because winter is coming. Louisa May Alcott, who wrote Little Women, put a line in that book that November is the most disagreeable … Continue reading →

Here it is Halloween already. Halloween, traditionally called “All Hallows Eve,” is celebrated on the evening before the  Christian holy day of All Hallows’ Day, or as most of us know it, All Saints Day. All Saints Day is November … Continue reading →

Check your doorbell and be sure it’s working — it’ll get a workout tomorrow night. It’s Halloween and, of course, the night for trick or treaters.  Trick or treating has been around since the time of the Celts 2,000 years … Continue reading →

Claire came down this morning wearing a shirt that said “MABUHAY” over a picture and “Philippines” under the picture. That shirt is probably 50 years old. I hadn’t seen it in a long time…I also hadn’t though about Mabuhay in … Continue reading →

This month’s full Moon occurs tonight, October 28 — peak illumination will be at 4:24 p.m., Eastern time. This month’s full Moon is usually called the Hunter’s Moon and the name makes sense because game animals, especially deer, turkeys and … Continue reading →

Tonight is the first game of this year’s World Series. I can’t say I’m particularly excited about it, but I’ll probably watch at least some of it — after all, it is the World Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks vs. the … Continue reading →

Well, it’s that time of year again — time for the World Series! As I’ve mentioned before, when I was a kid, the World Series was a big deal. Most everybody talked about it and all the radios were tuned … Continue reading →

Watching TV a few nights ago, we saw someone wearing an áo dài (“owzeye”) — the native dress of Vietnamese women. It caught our eye because it had flowers, or some design on it — we both remembered them  usually … Continue reading →

United Nations Day, on October 24, marks the anniversary of the day — in 1945 — that the UN Charter went into force. The charter was ratified by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the … Continue reading →