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Today is our baby girl’s birthday. I remember the day she was born — it was Mother’s Day. This year’s birthday missed being on Mother’s Day by just one day. Kelly didn’t waste any time being born. Sunday morning when … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of talk on the news recently about “herd immunity”  in relation to finally beating the coronavirus. As I understand it, when most of the population becomes immune to an infectious disease, that provides indirect protection, or … Continue reading →

Well, another year is in the books… Cinco de Mayo, yesterday, was a big day, but today is even bigger — anniversary day. A lot of anniversaries have certain themes, or symbols associated with them, like the 25th is silver, … Continue reading →

Well, we’ve kicked off the busy month of May around here — today is the fifth and it’s Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican Army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle … Continue reading →

The Blue angels and the Thunderbirds conducted a flyover in DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland today in a display of national unity and support for front-line health care workers. It’s one of a series of flyovers the squadrons are making … Continue reading →

Goodbye  April — hello May! I can’t say April was a “bad” month, but it was certainly different and it never got warm around here, so it loses points for that. But anyhow, here it is May — and so … Continue reading →

From what I’ve read, and keep hearing, there’s not much of a chance that we can all return to the “old normal” until a Coronavirus vaccine is developed. Optimistic estimates think it might happen in a year, but it’ll probably … Continue reading →

Back on April 7, we celebrated Beer Day, so before the month of April gets away, it’s appropriate we celebrate pretzels — and — today’s the day. April 26th, National Pretzel Day. This day of celebration began in 2003 when … Continue reading →

These days a lot of people are “working from home.” This was beginning to become a trend for some people even before the mandate to shelter in place came along. Kelly and Chris have always told Emily that Chris had … Continue reading →

The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans for the protection of the planet. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and … Continue reading →