Well, here's one that should be something like those old-time posts ( Read more... )

.....NATIONAL BOOK LOVER'S DAY ( Read more... )

...... but I looked at my blog's side-panel calendar and realized that a full week has passed on by since I last posted. I don't want to let that continue. Therefore ( Read more... )

So nice to see you with your sunny greeting and gentle First Day. I'm hoping this will be the start of a beautiful relationship ( Read more... )

The weather forecasts say we're heading into a heat wave of serious levels. I read that some areas of the central U.S. may experience a heat index of 110F (~43C). Not looking forward to the next several days. Today we hit the upper 80s with humidity still in the 60% to 70% range through the evening. We're coming up on a good time to stay quiet and ( Read more... )

When I took The Boys into the back yard after their breakfast a little bit ago, I spotted Venus shining in solitary splendor. The sun is barely below the eastern horizon so other stars have faded from view, leaving a sky-blue sky. Then I remembered that Moon should be just past full and might be far enough above the western horizon for me to see. ( Read more... )

The current temp is a couple of degrees above freezing and I heard on the radio that the wind is gusting at 45 MPH. But we aren't supposed to see snow until Wednesday. And we get to go out and run errands today! ADVENTURE ( Read more... )

A little after 4:00 yesterday afternoon, MyJeff received a call from one of the companies he's applied to for a job in Customer Service. He's currently getting ready for the interview he and the caller scheduled for 10:00 this morning. As always: fingers are crossed here ( Read more... )

Tried to check out the Venus, Mars, Jupiter display this morning, but--to quote Joni Mitchell--clouds got in my way. Oh well ... we've had plenty of pleasant weather and I've watched Venus and Orion several mornings lately ( Read more... )

Next Saturday, January 24, is the first ever National Readathon Day in the U.S. The plan is that participants will sit down with their chosen book (any book) from noon until 4 pm (each in their own time zone) and read. Businesses and libraries are encouraged to host Readathon Day events.

The point is that each reader will have created a ( Read more... )