Author Archives: Jimmy

We’ve got to get new iPhones — we have iPhone 7’s and think the current generation is iPhone 13, or maybe 14. Anyhow, in anticipation of getting around to upgrading, I was deleting a lot of old text and e-mail … Continue reading →

There are a lot of reasons that I don’t particularly like February — it’s certainly near the bottom of my list of favorite months. But even so, there are a few reasons to keep it around, like Chinese New Year, … Continue reading →

Today is President’s Day. I usually write something every year on President’s Day and over the years a lot of the information is repeated because there’s only so much you can say about one subject, but I think it’s important … Continue reading →

Every day there’s something (actually, a lot) to be thankful for — today I’m particularly thankful that I don’t suffer from Oenophobia. Why? Because that is a fear of wine — and — today is National Drink Wine Day. We … Continue reading →

Today is pretty much the “closing ceremony” for the Chinese New Year activities — it’s the Lantern Festival. People eat Yuanxiao (a rice ball stuffed with different fillings) and watch lanterns. It is the first significant feast after the Chinese … Continue reading →

Today is Valentine’s Day — both readers know that we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. Well, that’s not exactly true… we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day on Valentine’s Day, we do it a day or so before or after. If you don’t … Continue reading →

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. Hopefully, it’ll be as good a game as most of the playoff games turned out to be. One thing is certain — a lot of people will tune in to the Super Bowl… even a … Continue reading →

Well, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day — a day we don’t celebrate, at least not on Valentine’s Day. In fact, we’ve already celebrated “Valentine’s Day” for this year….. some years we’re early and some years we’re late. But today is also … Continue reading →

Today, February 12, is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Over the years, February has become known as the months of President’s — I guess probably because two of the best known US Presidents were born in February, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. … Continue reading →

We were invited to a Super Bowl party this coming Sunday. I can’t say that I’m not looking forward to the party, but it still doesn’t change my opinion of Super Bowl parties. You may be aware that I’ve been … Continue reading →