There are two kinds of people in this world, and they can be sorted easily by this simple phrase. Don’t Panic. If you immediately think of anything other than a towel you are to be pitied, as you have clearly never read or listened to Douglas Adam’s classic “The Hitchkhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”. It was a radio show, a… Read more »
Well? What if they did? Pretty much everyone loves cats or dogs- some love both. Regardless of which one you prefer, think imagine if they had thumbs. Real, working, opposable thumbs. They could open their own food. They could open doors and drawers and cabinets (depending on their size and level of agility). Those were the first ones I though… Read more »
Nope, I’m not talking about St Patrick’s Day. I’m talking about the things we are doing differently than we were a few months or years ago to help the planet. I will admit I’m not any kind of eco warrior. I eat too many processed foods. I use some paper plates and paper towels. I eat at fast food places… Read more »
Most of us are familiar with the phrase “What’s in a name?” – it comes from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Many of us have bad memories of reading that particular work of the bard’s in school, but I digress. When it comes right down to it, names are arbitrary. It so happens my parents settled on Becky (well,… Read more »
Today is Pluto Day! Today we celebrate the official discovery of the planet Pluto on this date in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. Fun fact- Pluto is NOT named after the Disney character, as has been widely suggested. Instead, it is named after the Roman god of the underworld at the suggestion of Clyde’s 11 year old granddaughter, who was very… Read more »
Much has been made over the recent awarding of the Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh. I’m not going to comment on whether he did or did not deserve the award, if for no other reason than I am not sure what the requirements actually are. What I am going to speak to is that Rush Limbaugh is a fantastic… Read more »
Whether you usually come to my website directly or through social media I’m sure you’ve noticed the lack of new posts lately. I apologize for that. I was having technical difficulties with my site that apparently were caused by my hosting service. I didn’t even know that was a possibility, so I spent a lot of time and energy trying… Read more »