Daylight Dummy Time

So now, even earlier than before, we all “spring” our clocks forward and “fall” our clocks back. Twice-a-year. Running-ourselves-ragged. Maybe when this tradition started, there was only one grandfather clock in the home. But now, how many clocks do I find myself having to change over? Dozens of digital devices – and each one has a slightly different procedure to remember.

Everything I need to know in life, I learned from watching ‘I Love Lucy’

* With all that knitting going on, people will naturally start drafting conclusions * Everyone should write at least one play, one novel, and one operetta, and create one sculpture in their lifetime * If you cannot decide how to celebrate your wedding anniversary, get separate dates with the same dating service *

An Appreciation of Olympianic History

Once every Olympiad (that is four years for those who are counting in the ten-digit Latin-based number system), we all come together to have contests of strength, speed, and elevation. It is said that Heracles (son of Zeus) first called the games “Olympic.” After Heracles completed his twelve labors, he built the Olympic stadium. Then, … Read more

A swimming tale

The local city recreation center offers a beginning swimming class for young people, and we enrolled our daughter in one this last summer. The class was a Monday – Thursday class, running for about 45 minutes each day for two weeks. It turned out that there were two members of the four-student class who were … Read more