Monthly Archives: February 2022

Hey February, I can’t say it’s been a pleasure, but I’m ready to move on. I must confess that February brought back a little bit longer days, but I’m ready to say farewell to the month with my annual “good … Continue reading →

A few days ago the subject here was Internet “shorthand,” and I pretty much admitted that it was one of those modern trends that I simply didn’t understand. The subject came up because I was “cleaning out” my phone in … Continue reading →

Both regular readers and some others know that we we celebrate OTBN every month and it’s something we enjoy and look forward to. But officially, OTBN only occurs once a year — it is officially celebrated on the last Saturday in … Continue reading →

We’ve got to get new iPhones — we have iPhone 7’s and think the current generation is iPhone 13, or maybe 14. Anyhow, in anticipation of getting around to upgrading, I was deleting a lot of old text and e-mail … Continue reading →

There are a lot of reasons that I don’t particularly like February — it’s certainly near the bottom of my list of favorite months. But even so, there are a few reasons to keep it around, like Chinese New Year, … Continue reading →

Today is President’s Day. I usually write something every year on President’s Day and over the years a lot of the information is repeated because there’s only so much you can say about one subject, but I think it’s important … Continue reading →

Every day there’s something (actually, a lot) to be thankful for — today I’m particularly thankful that I don’t suffer from Oenophobia. Why? Because that is a fear of wine — and — today is National Drink Wine Day. We … Continue reading →

Today is pretty much the “closing ceremony” for the Chinese New Year activities — it’s the Lantern Festival. People eat Yuanxiao (a rice ball stuffed with different fillings) and watch lanterns. It is the first significant feast after the Chinese … Continue reading →

Today is Valentine’s Day — both readers know that we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. Well, that’s not exactly true… we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day on Valentine’s Day, we do it a day or so before or after. If you don’t … Continue reading →

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. Hopefully, it’ll be as good a game as most of the playoff games turned out to be. One thing is certain — a lot of people will tune in to the Super Bowl… even a … Continue reading →