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November’s full Moon will look full tonight, but technically, it will reach peak illumination tomorrow, the morning of November 27, at 4:16 A.M. EST. This month’s full Moon is known as the Beaver Moon. It’s called the Beaver Moon because … Continue reading →

We don’t get to see our grandson (or granddaughters) nearly as much as we’d like, but this past weekend we got to see all of them. Locke is nine years old and I’m not sure how the topic came up, … Continue reading →

Here it is Thanksgiving again. It’s become kind of a tradition that I write something about Thanksgiving every year. Of course, it’s hard to come up with something different to write about every year — Thanksgiving is a fairly narrow … Continue reading →

I’ve never considered myself — for good reason — by any stretch of the imagination, to be an author. But I have been asked, by several people, If I’d ever thought about writing a book. I’ve heard it said that everyone’s … Continue reading →

Both the regular readers of this blog know that if I had been born even longer ago than I was, and I had the choice, I’d have chosen to be a pirate. On of my favorite days is National Talk … Continue reading →

A few days ago I was talking with someone who had recently gotten a new dog and he said it was the best dog he’d ever had…. he also said it was the most expensive dog he’d ever owned.Well, that … Continue reading →

I used the phrase “fits like a glove” today — it just sort of came out. What I was commenting on had nothing to do with gloves, or even clothing. I was actually talking about a lawnmower. So why do we … Continue reading →

Today is more of a day for celebration in Germany than the United States, but I remember a number of years ago, our friend Winfried mentioned it and I thought it might be good to pass along the information….Every year … Continue reading →

We don’t go to McDonald’s often — actually we rarely go to McDonald’s. Living overseas years ago, lots of people that I was stationed with would say one of the first things they were going to do when they got … Continue reading →

We periodically play the lottery — we never win, but maybe that’s a good thing. A lot of people believe there is such a thing as a lottery curse. Some people say that the lottery is cursed because your chances of … Continue reading →