Earlier today, mid-afternoon eastern time, white smoke billowed from the temporary chimney erected above the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, the bells tolled and the frenzy of people in St. Peter's Square all combined to signal the…
Read More
It was exactly one year ago today that scientists announced that the population of the world had finally reached seven billion people. That's a bunch of folks! I seem to remember, as a child in grammar school, that the population…
Read More
Well, if you read the post last evening, or early this morning, whichever the case may be, you noticed something different! Yes, we're back - with the full post going right into your inbox. The past several weeks have been…
Read More
Anybody who grew up in the sixties or earlier learned the phrase "spring ahead - fall back." Of course, it is a reference to whether you move the clocks ahead an hour or back an hour when daylight savings time…
Read More
Several days ago, Janet received a letter from Morgan Park Academy, the exclusive private high school on the south side of Chicago that she attended. It was a fund raising letter, asking her to donate to the school. One problem…
Read More
Several days ago, I wrote about the month of March and stated that other than some periodic snow, we have been blessed with a mild winter. I may have spoken too soon. Because legend has it that if March comes…
Read More
Today is March 4th. But most of us don't realize that this date is one of the most forgotten dates in American history. That's because, unfortunately, not too many of us are history buffs and we live out our lives…
Read More
Several days ago, we entered the month of March. It's difficult to believe that we are already into the third month of the year and other than a little snow, we have pretty much made it through the winter unscathed.…
Read More
As you know if you have been reading this blog for any length of time, I am a fan of several obscure television programs. Janet records most of her shows, so if I want to watch something, I usually have…
Read More