Month: February 2019

I’ve seen Ratatouille. It is one of the best movies on my list of best movies. It is the story of a rat with a dream of becoming a chef. That’s all I will say, in case you haven’t had

Maps are one of my favorite things. I used to keep a stack of maps in my car, along with a road atlas. The maps were kept in a manilla envelope in my trunk. I never had to use them

Here is a little secret about me, that is really no secret at all. I do not understand the bulkiest part of accounting. Not me. In past years, when I have volunteered to serve on various Boards of Trustees, I

The wind. Nature is powerful. For the past day or so, that wind has huffed, and puffed. Thankfully, it did not blow the house down. But it blew our electricity out. Like a candle. First thing, very early on Sunday

It was probably in my seventh year, or so, when I became aware of the daily news. My cousin Tim and I started hanging out that year. We became good pals. Best friends, when we saw each other. Their family

Today is the birthday of one William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, born on this date in 1868. He came into this world, just three years after the Civil War had ended. He was an African American, born in Great Barrington,

Oh. I really don’t have much. No yarns to spin. As such, this could be a good day to give some lessons here in crocheting. If I knew how to crochet. But I don’t. Maybe I am thinking about it

It isn’t happening now. But the crunched-up piles in my driveway are reminders. Snow. This time of year, this winter, is the time we typically get the snow. It is cold now, and it happens when our part of the

There is a little bug. A beetle, to be exact, and it is called the Bombardier Beetle. It has a very unique talent. If that little bug is walking along, minding its very own business, and a toad comes along

I will tell you what happened on this date, in 1942. It isn’t good. Sometimes, events line up like dominoes. And once you tip one, the whole bunch of them start falling, one right after the other. Such is the