strange things

DST

DST

Just whose bright idea was this, anyway? I want my  hour back.  NOW.   Remind me…how much time are we saving?   Come back NEXT Tuesday.

Just For Fun Friday 02/06/2015

Just For Fun Friday 02/06/2015

You think life today is weird?  I recently ran across a tale of Einstein’s brain so bizarre, you’d swear that Mary Shelley was at it again. The story is rife with controversy.  One version says when Einstein died in 1955, his brain was stolen.  Einstein himself had left specific instructions to be cremated and for […]

Traditions - New and Old

Traditions – New and Old

This past month or so the subject of traditions has come up in our family several times.  Personally, I’m on the fence about them. I get tired of repeating the same meal or doing the same thing on a specific holiday. But there’s comfort in them, too.  I recognize the serenity in being able to […]

Just For Fun Friday 12/26/2014

Just For Fun Friday 12/26/2014

Ummm….have you seen the movie, A Christmas Story?   Did it somehow start a tradition? This was just the first row of cars in the parking lot of the local Chinese Restaurant on Christmas Day at 4 p.m.  It was this way from 2 p.m. ( when we first noticed it) to who knows what […]

Just For Fun Friday 12/12/2014

Just For Fun Friday 12/12/2014

I hope Santa remembered!