Monthly Archives: January 2023

Here we are barely into the new year and a lot of people have said, “enough, already.” Of course I’m talking about those people that set themselves up for some major fails and disappointments. The subject today, if you haven’t … Continue reading →

Today, January 16, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s observed every year on the third Monday of January. King, an influential civil rights leader, is remembered and his life and achievements are celebrated on this day. The concept of … Continue reading →

I got distracted and didn’t really “finish” the previous entry about fortune cookies, so welcome to part 2 of the fortune cookie saga….I mentioned earlier that the fortune cookie traces back more to Japan than China, and some of my … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, Claire brought home a box of fortune cookies — in preparation for our annual Chinese New Year celebration. I looked at the box and while just about everything we have in our house was made … Continue reading →

Well here we are early into the new year and already faced with that unluckiest of days — Friday the 13th. This day is so bad that there are two terms — paraskavedekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia — that describe fear of … Continue reading →

The other day I heard the term “Ugly American.” Actually you don’t hear that phrase used so much anymore, but I remember throughout my younger life hearing it all the time. Having traveled over most of the world, I can … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, we talked about Distaff Day — the day when women went back to work after the 12-day Christmas celebration. Well, men have their own way of celebrating the occasion of returning to work — called … Continue reading →

Monday night the College Football Playoff (CFP) game will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It’s considered a bowl game to determine the national champion of college teams in NCAA Division I. The game will feature the Number … Continue reading →

Even though I guess a lot of people don’t celebrate it, today is Distaff Day.  A distaff is a wooden rod (staff) that holds flax or wool on a spinning wheel. The term distaff came to refer to both women’s … Continue reading →

Two years ago today a crowd on the National Mall violently breached the U.S. Capitol with the intent of disrupting the formal ratification of the 2020 presidential election. January 6, 2021 marked a grave crisis in American government, when a … Continue reading →