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For some reason one of those pop-up “notifications” came up on my phone this morning, and it was “this day in history.” Usually I just swipe these things aside, but I happened to look at it and it said that … Continue reading →

After celebrating Pi Approximation Day a couple of days ago, it’s appropriate that we have a day to wash down all that “Pi.” Well, today’s the day — National Tequila Day. Mexicans like to celebrate National Tequila Day — but … Continue reading →

The British Open was on television this morning and the announcers referred several times to it being a links course. I’m pretty sure I’ve never played on a true links course. I’ve played on a few courses that claim to be … Continue reading →

Pretty much every year around this time, if you open this blog, the subject will be pi (∏.) I mention Pi every year because it’s important — it’s one of the things that links math to real-world uses. Lots of … Continue reading →

A few days ago I mentioned that I had used an idiom — “you got your ears lowered” — when a friend of mine had gotten a haircut. Well, of course, that got me to thinking…. a lot of expressions … Continue reading →

I’ve blogged about this several times before, but it’s the anniversary of one of the biggest events that has ever occurred during the month of July….I won’t go into the details again, but on May 25, 1961, President John F. … Continue reading →

I just happened to notice that yesterday was Nelson Mandela’s birthday. He was the son of a Tembu tribal chieftain and was born on July 18, 1918 in South Africa. He became a lawyer and joined the African National Congress … Continue reading →

I saw a friend at church recently and said, “Hey, you got your ears lowered.” He looked at me like I had three heads and said he had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. When I was growing … Continue reading →

I’ve always been a big fan of trains. My first trip (outside of Maysville or the surrounding towns) was by train. May dad had to go to Okmulgee on business and he took my mom and me along as a … Continue reading →

Back on July 14th, we talked about Bastille Day in France and how the storming of the Bastille kind of kicked off the French Revolution. And we mentioned that the Bastille was built during the Hundred Years’ War to help … Continue reading →