Author Archives: Jimmy

Snow Moon

Today, February 5, is the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival, typically lasts 15 or 16 days and always ends with the Lantern Festival — that’s today/night. Chinese New Year begins … Continue reading

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Balloons — Not Just for Kids Anymore

Since I’ve been writing this blog, there are certain subjects that I’ve deliberately avoided. It seems there is enough classified information floating around in public already….But the news has been full of stories — and speculation — about the “Chinese … Continue reading

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Six More Weeks?

Well here it is the second of February already and time for my annual Groundhog Day Blog.On this date every year the townsfolk in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania gather in Gobbler’s Knob to watch as a furry marmot is plucked from his … Continue reading

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Candlemas

Today is not only Groundhog Day, it’s also Candlemas Day…. some proverbs link the day to the weather, much like Groundhog Day. For example: “If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, winter will have another light” and “If Candlemas Day … Continue reading

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Bobbie the Nun

More than fifty years ago, probably on our first date, I first heard about Claire’s sister, Bobbie the Nun. It was a while later, after we were married, that I first met Bobbie. A lot of the world knew her … Continue reading

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Curmudgeons Explained

A couple of  days ago we all (some of us anyway) celebrated Curmudgeons Day. After thinking about it, I thought I should explain a little about us curmudgeons and why being a curmudgeon isn’t necessarily all bad. I think that … Continue reading

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Curmudgeons Day

Claire often refers to me as a curmudgeon. When she first started doing that, I thought it was a compliment. But then, after a while, I looked it up…. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a compliment. Here’s what I found:Curmudgeon … Continue reading

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Stop the Party

Some of you know that I’ve been on a campaign the past few years to do away with Super Bowl parties. I’m not against parties and I’m not against the Super Bowl. I’m just against combining the two.If you’ve read … Continue reading

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Cats

In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that this is the Year of the Rabbit in China and the Year of the Cat in Vietnam. I thought it might be interesting to explore why the difference? Both Vietnamese and Chinese astrology use … Continue reading

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Cats and Rabbits

Here we are in the middle of the Lunar or Chinese New Year celebrations. Of course the Lunar New Year goes by different names in different countries. In Vietnam, the 22nd of January this year wasn’t Chinese New Year — … Continue reading

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