Author Archives: Jimmy

I know I’ve mentioned a few times lately that we made a visit to Cleveland a couple of weeks ago. We had a really good time and it was nice to see most of the family after a prolonged absence … Continue reading →

Today is Labor Day — to some people, this is kind of the official end of summer. In some ways, I guess that’s kind of true, because Labor Day has become all about BBQs, beaches, ballgames, shopping and things like … Continue reading →

On this date last year, I wrote that it was a very special day for Emily — it was her 12th birthday — the last year before becoming a teenager. Today she’s no longer a pre-teen — she’s now a … Continue reading →

This past weekend, I almost got involved in a discussion that had the potential to go very bad, very quickly. Luckily, I was in a position to quickly and quietly walk away. The discussion, as you might have guessed, involved … Continue reading →

Continuing this year’s tradition of talking about each upcoming month when it arrives, today is September 1, and the topic is September…. September is one of those transition months — summer is kind of in the rear view mirror, the … Continue reading →

We have a store in Shepherdstown that I call the “witch’s store.” Of course, it’s not a witch’s store, but it sells all sorts of kind of neat stuff,and it has all kinds of “crystals.” Lots of people believe in … Continue reading →

I guess we’ve all heard the phrase “once in a blue moon” — meaning that something happens not very often. In the context of astronomy, a blue moon is most commonly used when there’s a second full moon within a … Continue reading →

For the first 16 or 17 years of my life, I never heard of butterflies being associated with death. The first time I heard someone associate the two, I thought it was an interesting concept, but it was just that. … Continue reading →

Both faithful readers know that we don’t go out on Valentine’s Day (February 14) because the restaurants are always too crowded, many have limited menus and we just find it generally more trouble than its worth. We usually go out … Continue reading →

We’ve been gone and I didn’t get around to posting this yesterday…but I figured I shouldn’t let this kind of day go by withough mentioning it. So it’s a little late, but….They’re annoying summertime pests, but mosquitoes are also responsible … Continue reading →