Author Archives: Jimmy

Yesterday’s discussion was about how the term “bowl game” became part of the football lingo. It started with college football, but the NFL started using the terminology in 1951 when they played the first Pro Bowl game.  The AFL and … Continue reading →

Last night the College Football Championship Game was played in Indianapolis. The Georgia Bulldogs won the game.  Yesterday I mentioned bowl games that used to dominate postseason college football games before there was a “playoff system.” I’ve often thought that … Continue reading →

Football season is winding down — the NFL playoff teams have all been selected and tonight is the College Football Playoff National Championship. Until a few years ago, when the college football regular season ended, the teams with the best … Continue reading →

The other day, during a conversation with a neighbor, we talked about something in the neighborhood that should be corrected, or at least reported to the HOA. I made the statement that someone should do it, but it wasn’t going … Continue reading →

One year ago today was a very dark day in American history. A mob attacked the United States Capitol and disrupted congressional proceedings. January 6th is recognized by the world’s 2.6 billion Christians as Epiphany. The day commemorates the visit … Continue reading →

This time of year you always hear about the first new baby of the new year — there was news story about that last evening. A few years ago that was a bigger deal than it is now, because the … Continue reading →

Happy 2022 — civilizations around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least four millennia. Today, most New Year’s festivities begin on December 31 and continue into the early hours of January 1. Common … Continue reading →

Today is the last day of 2021. It certainly didn’t live up to my expectations, but like every day, there a lot of things to be thankful for. One publication picked perseverance as their word of the year. I think … Continue reading →

In our downstairs hall, we have a brass wall hanging that at first looks like an elephant head. But on closer examination, it’s apparent that it’s not a real elephant head — it’s a brass “carving” of Ganesha, one of … Continue reading →

Well, 2021 is drawing to a close. One good thing that can be said about it — it wasn’t as bad as 2020, that so far leads the list of worst years ever. Around this time every year, it’s nice … Continue reading →