Category: BigDangDeal

  I am not a fan of Tea. There. I said it. Shame me if you must, but I don’t like the stuff. I have tried Tea, time, and time, and time again. Yet, at every meeting, my taste buds

Mata Hari was born on this date. Yes, on August 7th, 1876. We all know her as the Spy. The Harlot. The Exotic Dancer and Sex Worker, who handed over secrets to the Germans in WWI. We know her as

  There once was a very snappy author named Mark Twain. I am sure most of you are familiar with his books. He wrote, most notably, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” but he had a barrel full of other great

  Squirrels don’t live in Australia. Seriously. There aren’t any there. I speculate it goes back to ancient history. Every 25 years, there is a HUGE Animal Compendium. Of course, they don’t let us dumb humans know about it. We’d

I can’t help but write about this particular day in history. I am not sure what it is about August Fourth, but so much has transpired on this date throughout the ages. Conjunctions across time. The first thing that struck

Some days, I just don’t know what to write about. On most occasions, there are a blue million things running through my mind. And I have to narrow my focus. But. Then. Some evenings the inside of my brain feels

Today is Myrna Loy’s birthday. An actress, she was born in 1905. But more of that in a moment. Now I am going to tell you what a Swiss Roll is all about. A Swiss Roll is a type of

I don’t feel like writing today, and I’ll tell you why. My Horoscope. Truly, I don’t give a lot of weight to the Institution of the Horoscope. I read it every day, sure. But it is mostly out of habit.

I looked at the FBI’s Most Wanted List this week. And there it was. The Plastic Straw. Asking for a straw these days, is like the kiss of death. A criminal offense. Some restaurants are even taking the customers out

Let’s face it. Well. These days there is a lot to face. A lot of unpleasantness, if you ask me. But, depending on your glass, there are a million things which are beautiful and good. At any rate, I’m drifting