Author Archives: Jimmy

At one of our last golf outings, like always, we sat down to have a few beers after our round. All of us are retired and the beer in the clubhouse had gone up by a quarter a bottle/can. Of … Continue reading →

Chinese New Year celebrations begin today (January 22) and end on February 5. It’s the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit and will last through February 9, 2024. There’s no set date for Chinese New Year. Typically, Chinese New … Continue reading →

The subject of late seems to be the upcoming Chinese New Year. Everyone knows about the 12 Chinese zodiac animals….here’s what each of our family’s animal signs can expect for the next 12 months.  According to the Chinese horoscope for … Continue reading →

Chinese New Year is right around the corner, so as a public service, here’s what you should probably know about the celebration….. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, marks the transition of the Chinese zodiac sign from one animal … Continue reading →

Here we are barely into the new year and a lot of people have said, “enough, already.” Of course I’m talking about those people that set themselves up for some major fails and disappointments. The subject today, if you haven’t … Continue reading →

Today, January 16, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s observed every year on the third Monday of January. King, an influential civil rights leader, is remembered and his life and achievements are celebrated on this day. The concept of … Continue reading →

I got distracted and didn’t really “finish” the previous entry about fortune cookies, so welcome to part 2 of the fortune cookie saga….I mentioned earlier that the fortune cookie traces back more to Japan than China, and some of my … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, Claire brought home a box of fortune cookies — in preparation for our annual Chinese New Year celebration. I looked at the box and while just about everything we have in our house was made … Continue reading →

Well here we are early into the new year and already faced with that unluckiest of days — Friday the 13th. This day is so bad that there are two terms — paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia — that describe fear of … Continue reading →

The other day I heard the term “Ugly American.” Actually you don’t hear that phrase used so much anymore, but I remember throughout my younger life hearing it all the time. Having traveled over most of the world, I can … Continue reading →