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Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. In the past I’ve often discussed how teachers receive more valentines than anyone else, how roses are the favorite gift and how chocolate became a food for lovers and things like that. I’ve even mentioned … Continue reading →

Well, here it is the day before Ash Wednesday and people are celebrating Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or whatever other name the day gets “in your neck of the woods.” Here in West Virginia, we picked up a new name … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading a lot about the Boy Scouts recently. A couple of days ago there was an article about the Southern Baptist Convention and their claim that it would be a “catastrophe” to lift the gay ban on Boy … Continue reading →

Well, here it is February — not one of my favorite months. Weather is blah, and there aren’t even any good holidays to cheer things up. There’s of course Valentine’s Day, but lately it’s become a real hassle to go … Continue reading →

The other evening I was thumbing through one of Claire’s magazines (Real Simple) and there was a short article entitled, “What is the greatest compliment you’ve ever received?” The entire article consisted of several readers sharing the praise they had … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading about Boeing and the problems with the new 787 recently and I got to thinking about airplanes and stuff. I’ve always been a fan of airplanes and until fairly recently was involved with the aerospace industry in … Continue reading →

The last time I updated this blog, I wrote about wondering about insignificant things. One thing I could have included in the “wonder why” update is why does milk come in square containers and (most) other liquids and drinks come … Continue reading →

The other day I wondered out loud — well, actually I wrote it down in this blog, about why people would park their cars — worth thousands of dollars outside and use their garages as a place to keep (mostly) … Continue reading →

Just saw some e-mail traffic about people not parking their cars in their garages. Some people seem to think the neighborhood is beginning to resemble a used car lot. It’s always been a puzzlement to me why people leave cars … Continue reading →

You old time faithful readers may remember about a year ago when I researched, and commented on, the word poop. Dave had used it in “The Puppy Files,” and I thought it was a funny word. I don’t know why, … Continue reading →