Author Archives: Jimmy

Yom Kippur for Hebrew Year 5784 begins tonight (Sunday, 24 September 2023) at sundown and ends at nightfall on Monday, 25 September 2023. Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) is the day of repentance, the most holy day on the … Continue reading →

Yesterday it was summer — today it’s fall. The fall equinox and the first day of autumn arrived this morning at 2:50 A.M. EDT. The autumnal, or fall, equinox is an astronomical event that marks the start of autumn — … Continue reading →

The other day we saw a car that that had shiny black wheels and they were trimmed in bright red. Claire said, “those are mighty fancy hubcaps.” Of course people around our age do usually refer to the part of … Continue reading →

Ninety years ago today, our friend Anne was born. September 21, 1933 was a Thursday and the 264th day of 1933, there was a new Moon that night and it wasn’t a Leap Year. People born in 1933 are members of … Continue reading →

This morning while browsing the news on my phone, I ran across an article on the Freemasons….. I thought that might be a good topic for today. Freemasons — that mysterious secret society that does whatever it does, when those … Continue reading →

Well, here be me most favorite holiday again — Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today everyone around here will be calling each other “me hearties,” be donning their finest eye patches and pulling the usual shenanigans that they do every … Continue reading →

They’ve closed a major road going through Harpers Ferry and due to the closure lots of the traffic is re-routing through Shepherdstown. There is no traffic light in Shepherdstown — only a 4-way stop, and traffic is really backing up … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned before, this is one of those days that don’t get enough recognition — It’s Constitution Day. I’m not sure our constitution has ever been on shakier ground than it is today. All of us owe more than … Continue reading →

Well, here it is September and time for Oktoberfest to begin. That’s always just seemed wrong to me — Oktoberfest should be in October, not September…. but after all these years, it’s probably not going to change. The Bavarian Inn, … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is World Ozone Day. The day is “celebrated” every year and every year there is a specific theme. This year, in 2023, the theme is Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate change.  The Montreal Protocol, finalized … Continue reading →