Monthly Archives: August 2022

I got busy yesterday cutting grass and didn’t get around to mentioning that August 17 is a very special day in Indonesia.Back in the 1970s, one August 17th I was in Jakarta, Indonesia — it’s easy to remember that day, … Continue reading →

One of our neighbor’s sons and his girlfriend are getting married soon. Of course they’re busy preparing for all the festivities and a few days ago, they went to Costco in Washington, D.C. to purchase all the things they needed … Continue reading →

I mentioned a while back that it seems like every month has at least one day devoted to some kind of booze. Today, 16 August, is National Rum Day. A friend of ours always drank Meyers dark rum — never … Continue reading →

We have some new residents in our neighborhood — they moved here from Leesburg, but their nationality  is Indian. So I thought a fitting topic for today would be India and it’s independence. In fact, today is the National Day … Continue reading →

Fifty-one years ago, yesterday, Claire and I went on our first official date — we went to see Blood, Sweat and Tears in a bordering state (Maryland.) Yesterday, Claire and I attended Newsies, a musical in a bordering state (Virginia.)The … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned it in past years, but August 13 is kind of a special day around here. Both you faithful readers know that August 13 was the day we went on our first official date and August 13 is also … Continue reading →

Like I say every year about this time — are you ready for some football? The NFL pre-season starts this weekend. I always look forward to football season, even thought I don’t like the fact that summer is ending, and … Continue reading →

When I was in school and learning about electronics, there was no such thing as “integrated circuits.” In my last year of school I had a course on something called “transistors.” Electronic devices, at the time, consisted mostly of radios … Continue reading →

In continuing to think about time…. I recently discussed how time seems to go faster when you get older. I’ve often heard that time flies when you’re having fun. But on the other hand, does time seem to go slower … Continue reading →

A lot of times when we go to Costco, I get muffins — and of course at Costco, you get a lot of muffins.Claire puts some in the freezer…. I like the muffins and it’s an easy breakfast — just … Continue reading →