The Roarin’ 20-20’s
Share“The more things change the more they stay the same.”—proverb Fast cars, women’s rights, communication innovations, concerns about the environment are all Twenties issues—the …
Read This ArticleCountdown to 2020
ShareTen, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one…Shouts of “Happy New Year!” will soon usher in a new decade. Watching fireworks explode …
Read This ArticleAll I Want For Christmas is…
Share“Shopping is a woman thing,” humor writer Erma Bombeck wrote. “It’s a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the …
Read This ArticleLeaping Lizards!
ShareLeaping lizards! The holidays are upon us, and it’s time to bring in the Christmas greenery along with the occasional lizard. I raise the …
Read This ArticleWild for Turkeys
ShareA cold front moved in last week, a welcome harbinger of fall and Turkey Day. Many Americans envision turkey as Thursday’s delicious main course, …
Read This ArticlePeanut Butter vs. Turkey
Share“I’m going to live until I die, and everything in between is just another excuse to eat peanut butter.”—actor/comedian Dana Gould November is the …
Read This ArticleEveryone Loves a Parade
ShareLast week thousands lined up along Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues in Washington D.C., to cheer a parade celebrating the Nationals’ World Series victory, a …
Read This ArticleYes We Have No Bananas
Share“Yes, we have no bananas. We have-a no bananas today.” We had some a week ago, but they weren’t ripe. Then just as they …
Read This ArticleThink Outside The Box
ShareIt’s time to come up with clever Halloween costume ideas. There is less than a week before, as Shakespeare put it, “the very witching …
Read This ArticleMonster Month
ShareHalloween is October’s signature scary event, but the month of creepy creatures also is known as Bat Appreciation Month and Raptor Month. Bats, goblins, …
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