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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 →

Not much happening here today. I didn’t listen to the presidential “update” yesterday. Probably won’t listen today… as of Sunday, I think about one or two a week is all I can handle.Sunday was painful — here’s a couple of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Claire asked for help with a spreadsheet that someone had sent her. It may not have been the worst spreadsheet I’ve ever seen, but it was easily in the top two. It was written in some version of Excel … Continue reading →

For better or worse, in sickness and in health… these are the things you say when you get married. Today is Husband Appreciation Day. Now you may be asking, What?? Do men really need to be told they’re wonderful? Most … Continue reading →

The dealership where we bought our cars and where we have them serviced is located in Chantilly, Virginia — about an hour’s drive from our house. A couple of days ago, they delivered a new car to us and took … Continue reading →