Month: August 2019

The triple Ho. People go to Santa Claus schools to learn to be good Santas. I just learned this today. I would have never guessed such a thing, because truthfully? Most Santas I’ve encountered in my years are immediately noticeable

I looked to the headlines for some good news to write about. That was my first mistake. I checked the birthday list for the day. Not much there either, unless you are a fan of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a

There are certain moments in our everyday humans lives that may strike us as extraordinary. It could be anything really. Of course, there are the big things that happen. The momentous events we will never forget. When you step away

It was early evening, in some small town, Tennessee. Things were quiet as usual. All the supper dishes were washed, and put away in their cupboards. It had been meatloaf and potatoes that night. A woman named Febb — Febb

This morning, when I started looking at my day, I decided that I’d take the night off from my Kid Wednesday Routine. It put a little bit of a skip in my step, really. A night off. But then I

There was a standing ovation at the end. It was a well deserved round of applause. For Our Town. Yes, we saw a wonderful production of Our Town, this evening, at The Star Theatre, in Eaton, Ohio. The acting was

All across the nation, schools have been gearing up for the return of the students. All the way from pre-kindergarten to college, from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida. Desks have been arranged, the lockers are polished, and those vending machines

A lot can be said about Television. Today, I’ll say this. It is the Inventor’s Birthday. I’d never looked this up before. He’s a Scottish guy. John Logie Baird is his name, and he was born on August 14th, 1888.

We have to do something about our environment. We’re killing our planet. It should be obvious to everyone by this point, but many people still buy into the President’s early claims that it is all a hoax. He continues to

Of course, if you have Schodinger’s Cat, you must have a Schodinger. Today is his birthday, of all things. Erwin Schrödinger, to be exact, was born August 12, 1887, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Funny, really. His Astrological Sign is Leo. The