It seems that my adopted home state of Iowa is developing a reputation for people saying and doing dumb things. I don’t think we have quite reached “Florida man” status yet, but we are well on our way to becoming the Florida of the north. And unfortunately, another new entry was just logged into our permanent record. On May 30th… Read more »
Here’s a nice, light hearted-one. It’s National Paper Clip Day! We all use them. We probably never think about them. But in the late 1800s people were thinking about them a LOT. Between 1867 ad 1904 over 50 patents were filed for different designs for “gem clips” – what we know as paper clips today. So take another look at… Read more »
Today is another one near and dear to my heart- it’s buy a musical instrument day! In my dad’s family it’s not a matter of if you are going to be in band- the only question is what instrument you were going to play. No one is forced into this- we all looked forward to the day we got to… Read more »
They say if you can laugh at yourself you you will never run out of material. I am certainly proof of that. In no particular order, here are the top five times I have had no choice but to laugh at myself recently: #1 Forgetting what direction I was going. I was on my way home after a quick trip… Read more »
Today is an amazing day! It’s Donate a Days’ Wages to Charity Day! Most of us have specific causes we care very much about. Top ones for me include mental health awareness, local animal shelters, and LGBT+ rights. No matter what your are, today is the perfect day to support whatever is near and dear to your heart. Most charitable… Read more »
One of the biggest news stories of that past week was the selection of the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV. aka the former Cardinal Robert Prevost. Leo XIV is the first American pope. This was long thought would never happen, so this is a big deal. Born and raised in Chicago, he’s spent most of… Read more »