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I’m continuing my recent tradition of talking about each upcoming month, so today’s blog is about, you guessed it, September.I’ve mentioned it before, but September was originally the seventh month of the ancient Roman calendar — thus, its name…. Septem, … Continue reading →

Well, when you wake up tomorrow, it will no longer be August. We’ve made it trough 243 days of 2022 — there are122 left. It’s the 36th week of summer and just 22 days before fall.Today the sun rose at 6:40 … Continue reading →

A few blogs back, I talked about Calvert Liquors and its importance when I first moved to the Washington area. When I first arrived in the area, buying hard liquor in the state of Virginia was complicated and frustrating. It … Continue reading →

There was an article on the news couple of days ago that mentioned that Hedy Lamar (the movie actress) invented a key part of the technology that makes wifi, GPS and cell phone technology work. Apparently there are a number … Continue reading →

Claire heard someone use the word smidgen the other day and remarked that it was a term you don’t hear much anymore. I guess I agree, and in this digital age of exactness, it probably makes sense. It seems like … Continue reading →

I am, and always have been, a big fan of trains. Train tracks run right through Shepherdstown and we often get stopped by trains. Some of the trains a pretty long, and sometimes it’s a long wait for them to … Continue reading →

When I was growing up I alway heard that baseball was our national sport. Thinking back, I think that was probably true. Every fall, the major topic of conversation when any group got together was the World Series… today — … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I mentioned Calvert Liquors — a place that that just about everyone in the Washington, D.C. area knew about and frequented many years ago. Almost no one of the younger generation has even heard about it, … Continue reading →

You’re probably thinking that it’s about time we get off this subject of time — so here’s one last one for a while…. Coincidentally, this question came up the other day around the time of the full moon — the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I talked about 20 August being World Mosquito Day. If you read yesterday’s entry, you’ll remember that some authorities think the mosquito is the most dangerous animal on Earth. Well, I just read a USA Today article that confirms … Continue reading →