Monthly Archives: February 2023

There’s a lot of special days in the month of February, but today is one of my favorites — it’s National Drink Wine Day! It’s celebrated every year on February 18. National Drink Wine Day was started to celebrate the … Continue reading →

The word “bard” came up the other day — I’d remembered hearing the term, especially associated with Shakespeare. But I looked it up to be sure it really meant what I thought it did. Here’s the dictionary definition:(formerly) a person … Continue reading →

Today is Valentine’s Day. There are differing opinions as to who or what we are celebrating on February 14. Before I get too far into this subject it’s worth noting that Valentine’s Day is banned in some countries because it’s … Continue reading →

First off, congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs for winning Super Bowl LVII. It was a great game — one of those that you hate to see either team lose. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s my gripe … Continue reading →

When I was growing up, Lincoln had his very own birthday — nowadays, he’s been kind of pushed aside and his birthday is lumped into President’s Day and has just kind of gotten lost in all the February holidays. (This … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday — the game will take place tomorrow at 6:30 (ET) at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona. This will be Super Bowl number 57 (LVII.) The “home” team will be … Continue reading →

The last issue of TIME magazine had an interesting article on quantum computers — the acknowledged future of computers. IBM is the recognized leader in the development of these machines and a number of IBM employees were interviewed for input … Continue reading →

I was cleaning out and rearranging things downstairs a few weeks ago and I ran across some memorabilia that I hadn’t forgotten about, but haven’t thought about for a long time. There’s a story behind them that I can’t tell … Continue reading →

One of the few magazines we subscribe to, that I actually read, is TIME. In the last issue, there was an article that caught my eye — it was about people that are “overtalkers.”Often times I think that maybe I … Continue reading →

A few days ago the subject was balloons — specifically the Chinese “reconnaissance” balloon that flew over the U.S. recently. I got to thinking that maybe more time should have been spent on the “early” balloons…. It appears that back … Continue reading →