How did you wake up this morning?  Was it to some ugly, harsh sound emanating from an alarm clock?  Did your alarm play some gentle, soothing music?  Was it the voice of a parent, sibling, or spouse letting you know that it was time to arise?  Do you have an internal alarm system that wakes… Read More »

If you’ve ever done much travelling, you know that one of the worst things is to break down far from home.  You can’t conveniently call someone to get you and the distance is too far to tow the vehicle home.  The only thing you can do is find a mechanic, hope they can get the… Read More »

In 1938, Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann created a synthetic compound called lysergic acid diethylamide.  The hope was that this chemical might be used medicinally as a circulatory or respiratory stimulant.  It was always hoped to be used with psychotherapy. For five years, Dr. Hofmann really didn’t perform any experiments with this new compound.  However,… Read More »

You know what today is, right?  With a collective sigh, we reply, “Tax Day.”  It’s not like you didn’t know this day was coming.  You’ve had 366 days since last year to prepare (this was a leap year so you get the extra day!) and 106 days since the beginning of the year.  Procrastination doesn’t… Read More »

Today celebrates something that has been around for a very long time, however, the official celebration of it has only been around since 2018.  Today is National Gardening Day.  The first garden sprung into life in Genesis 2:8.  “And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom… Read More »

Christmas season begins earlier and earlier every year.  The trigger is pulled quickly in order to start decorating.  From Christmas carols and movies to nativity scenes, Christmas trees, lights, garland, and stockings, there is an eagerness in the hearts of many to start the Christmas season as soon as possible.  Well, how about starting it… Read More »

Today is a celebration that I get to participate in.  I couldn’t participate in Wednesday’s celebration; however, my ticket was stamped 57 years ago that let’s me celebrate today.  If Wednesday was National Siblings Day, today is National Only Child Day.  It’s a day for those of us to celebrate who grew up without the… Read More »

Through the years, we have had numerous pets come through our home.  We’ve had hamsters, crabs, fish, a parakeet, rabbits, cats, dogs, and ducks.  There have even been the seasonal finds that made their way to the glass aquariums like wooly worms, crawdads, praying mantises, and few other oddities.  Finally, our menagerie has been reduced… Read More »

As the old saying goes, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.”  There is a lot of truth to that for many people.  Just ask Claudia Evart. Evart is the founder of the Siblings Day Foundation.  Her sister, Lisette, and brother, Alan, both died tragically.  The brother and sister bond with them was… Read More »

Today is National Cherish An Antique Day.  Typically, if you asked someone to define “antique,” they might give you an answer that resembles Merriam-Webster. antique:  adjective; an·​tique (an-ˈtēk) 1: existing since or belonging to earlier times : ANCIENT; antique trade routes to India; 2a: being in the style or fashion of former times; antique manners… Read More »