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We were having a few drinks the other day and, I’m not sure why, but the subject drifted to ancestors and to regrets. Not sure the two subjects are necessarily related, but… Probably if you ask anyone what they regret … Continue reading →

We were in the car a few weeks ago and saw a license plate that read, “Nit Noy.” Claire said, “gee, I haven’t heard that expression since Vietnam — what did it mean?” Well, it means “little bit,” but it … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago, Kelly gave Claire and myself  books for Christmas. The weren’t books to read — they were books to write… They were entitled, “My Dad” and “My Mom.” Each page posed a question about yourself and … Continue reading →

The grandkids were out for Easter… hopefully they both had a good time. We dug out a couple of Hess toy trucks to entertain Locke. The trucks belonged to his dad and were in a box of Dave’s toys and … Continue reading →

Today is Good Friday. We went to church last evening and will go tonight and again on Easter Sunday. When I was a kid, “Easter” was on Sunday and we dressed up and went to church. I don’t remember any … Continue reading →

We went out one evening this week to celebrate a friend’s birthday. During the conversation, we found out that she was originally from Tennessee. She remarked that often people didn’t understand her because she talked “southern.” As the conversation progressed, … Continue reading →

  Spoiler alert — brooms stand up all the time…. Back on 20 March I discussed possibly an urban legend that a broom would stand upright by itself on the day of the vernal equinox… I’d heard this for a … Continue reading →

Today is one of my favorite days — spring (astronomically speaking) arrived — at 6:38 a.m. EDT to exact. Even though meteorological spring begins on March 1 (and continues through May 31) today is the real deal. And boy am … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard the phrase, “beware of the Ides of March.” Mostly we associate it with the soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar… but the term didn’t originate with William Shakespeare. Way back when, the earliest Roman calendar consisted of ten … Continue reading →

We went out to eat this past week at one of our favorite restaurants. I got to thinking about over the years all the ‘favorite’ restaurants I’ve had. There’s probably too many to list so I decided list my “Top … Continue reading →