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I was talking to my neighbor a couple of days ago and he mentioned that his lawnmower had conked out at the end of the summer and he hadn’t gotten it back from the repair shop yet. Well, that got … Continue reading →

I know that you’re thinking that we don’t need another holiday, but I can’t let today pass without mentioning that it’s Cinco de Marcho Day. Don’t get this one confused with Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday celebrated every year … Continue reading →

In my younger days, I spent a lot of time on airplanes — a lot of different kinds, military and civilian, and lots of time on commercial airliners. All that travel tapered off in the early 80s. It occurred to … Continue reading →

Goodbye February, hello March. I’m always happy when March rolls around every year because it means that I’ve survived the two most depressing months of the year. I think the old Roman calendars had it right when their year was … Continue reading →

Last weekend at (after) Mass, we heard the annual financial report for our church. The church, like a lot of people and organizations, is struggling to make ends meet these days. One of the charts presented during the presentation indicated … Continue reading →

Last evening was a very significant milestone/anniversary at our house. We celebrated OTBN CXLIV. In case you’e one of those unfortunate people that don’t regularly read this blog, here’s the background. The founders of OTBN are Dorothy J. Gaiter and … Continue reading →

I was reading an article earlier today about the recent California wildfires. It’s amazing how much damage was done to property and the cost, while still unknown, reaches into dollar figures that we actually can’t comprehend. Most of the article … Continue reading →

Today is George Washington’s Birthday — his “real” birthday, not the third Monday in February as dictated by Congress. I put the “real” in quotes because actually it’s not his real birthday… it’s complicated — check the blog entry for … Continue reading →

We were visiting with some friends over the weekend and someone said that one of the people we had mentioned in the conversation was paranoid. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but later I got to thinking … Continue reading →

Today is Presidents’ Day. It’s a federal holiday thanks to the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill passed by Congress in 1968. Actually, I’ve always been a little confused as to exactly what the day commemorates. When I was growing up, the … Continue reading →