Author Archives: Jimmy

I am, and always have been, a big fan of trains. Train tracks run right through Shepherdstown and we often get stopped by trains. Some of the trains a pretty long, and sometimes it’s a long wait for them to … Continue reading →

When I was growing up I alway heard that baseball was our national sport. Thinking back, I think that was probably true. Every fall, the major topic of conversation when any group got together was the World Series… today — … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I mentioned Calvert Liquors — a place that that just about everyone in the Washington, D.C. area knew about and frequented many years ago. Almost no one of the younger generation has even heard about it, … Continue reading →

You’re probably thinking that it’s about time we get off this subject of time — so here’s one last one for a while…. Coincidentally, this question came up the other day around the time of the full moon — the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I talked about 20 August being World Mosquito Day. If you read yesterday’s entry, you’ll remember that some authorities think the mosquito is the most dangerous animal on Earth. Well, I just read a USA Today article that confirms … Continue reading →

I’ve heard it said that every dog has his day, but believe it or not, today is World Mosquito Day! Now, I like dogs, and if it was World Dog Day, I’d be completely alright with that — but mosquitoes? … Continue reading →

I got busy yesterday cutting grass and didn’t get around to mentioning that August 17 is a very special day in Indonesia.Back in the 1970s, one August 17th I was in Jakarta, Indonesia — it’s easy to remember that day, … Continue reading →

One of our neighbor’s sons and his girlfriend are getting married soon. Of course they’re busy preparing for all the festivities and a few days ago, they went to Costco in Washington, D.C. to purchase all the things they needed … Continue reading →

I mentioned a while back that it seems like every month has at least one day devoted to some kind of booze. Today, 16 August, is National Rum Day. A friend of ours always drank Meyers dark rum — never … Continue reading →

We have some new residents in our neighborhood — they moved here from Leesburg, but their nationality  is Indian. So I thought a fitting topic for today would be India and it’s independence. In fact, today is the National Day … Continue reading →