Author Archives: Jimmy

I’ve mentioned before that I never intended that this blog would become a “brag book” about my grandkids. But if you look back, you’ll note that I do talk about my grandkids on occasion. I figure that’s my prerogative as … Continue reading →

We took Emily to lunch at a restaurant one afternoon last week and I jokingly said she had to pay. When she said she didn’t have enough money to pay, Claire said, “well I guess you’ll have to wash dishes.” … Continue reading →

Today is one of my favorite days — National Chopsticks Day. Throughout the year, we eat with chopsticks when Claire makes Asian dishes, and we always use chopsticks at Chinese, or Asian type restaurants. Chopsticks, or Kuaizi in Chinese, are … Continue reading →

Since we’re into the new (Chinese) year and it’s the year of the Tiger which is my Chinese Zodiac sign and I’m married to Claire whose zodiac sign is the Dog, we should probably check to see if we’re compatible. … Continue reading →

Well, the Super Bowl LXI teams have been decided. Both the conference “favorites” lost last weekend. The Los Angeles Rams will play the Cincinnati Bengals.  I don’t know what the odds-makers are saying, but Cincinnati has surprised a lot of … Continue reading →

Today, 2/2/22 is a the day we’ve all been waiting for. Yea, it’s Groundhog Day, but today is the day we find out the new name of the Washington Football Team, previously known as the Redskins! The excitement has been … Continue reading →

Today is Chinese New Year — a day that we always celebrate in our house. Every year I discuss some aspects of Chinese New Year here, so if you’re interested, you can check the archives for previous year entries. Chinese … Continue reading →

Today is the last day of January — tomorrow we get into the shortest month of the year, but there’s a lot going on in February. I’ll be blogging about a lot of February’s special days throughout the month, but … Continue reading →

Well, we’re almost through the first month of the new year and past the date we can officially ditch our resolutions for the year. Only one more month of (probably) crappy weather before we can start looking forward to spring. … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot in the news lately (actually, for a long time) about the havoc that the Corona virus is causing in our schools. There’s the mask debate of masks or no masks and the difference of opinions over … Continue reading →