Another in my occasional series of National Days that I know little about and care even less. How could I combine National Clams on the Half Shell Day, National Crayons Day and National Tater Day? Here's what I did...
Month: March 2025
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
And now another installation of my occasional series where I come across a National Day in which I have no expertise nor specific interest and ask the Google Gemini Artificial Intelligence program to write a blog post that I share with you. (editor's note: this took about three seconds and Walter just copied and pasted...) … Continue reading National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
2025 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day
My favorite day of the year, every year, is Opening Day for my Cincinnati Reds. Spring has arrived, the boys are back on the field and everything is possible. Hope is in the air and I am raring to go. We have a new manager with a proven reputation for taking deserving teams to the … Continue reading 2025 Cincinnati Reds Opening Day
Back on top with WORDLE!
I'm back on top and it feels so good. As regular readers of this blog know, I play Wordle at the New York Times everyday. Each day one five letter word is selected and the player must guess the word by choosing a word and being informed of which letters are correct, in place, and … Continue reading Back on top with WORDLE!
Only in Florida – Florida Man strikes again, this time in Publix…
I've referenced the FloridaMan meme before in this blog. That happens when an idiot (usually male) from this weird state does something imbecilic or criminal (and usually both) that seems to only happen in Florida. I've taken a recent incident near where I live and amped it up by using an Artificial Intelligence Image Creator. … Continue reading Only in Florida – Florida Man strikes again, this time in Publix…
First Day of Spring 2025
As the world turns it turns out that today is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. We could sure use a little extra sunshine this year and the seasonal blooms and hay fever will be welcome. But this blog also tries to provide something useful for our readers. On today, Thursday, March … Continue reading First Day of Spring 2025
It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
Here we are again at St.Patrick's Day again! The secular holiday that has grown out of the Feast Day of a particular Irish Saint named Patrick. But Americans have translated the day to drink to excess as we often do. Things, including revelers, are often died green and general carousing are encouraged. I do hope … Continue reading It’s St. Patrick’s Day Again!
World Kidney Day
Fittingly the second Tuesday in March is World Kidney Day. I say fittingly for two reasons. First is my own health experiences recently relating to my diagnosis of End Stage Renal Failure. My poor kidneys were ravaged during my bout with Sepsis in 2019 and have been declining ever since. Earlier this year I began … Continue reading World Kidney Day
International Bagpipe Day
At the start of the week culminating in St. Patrick's Day we find International Bagpipe Day. Bagpipes typically inspire strong reactions. It may surprise you to know that I rather enjoy bagpipe music (but then again, my singing voice has been compared to cats being strangled). Indeed, I enjoyed bagpipe music as a young child. … Continue reading International Bagpipe Day
Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
Here we are again. Be sure to lose an hour sleep today by moving your clock forward to accommodate Daylight Savings Time. Politicians have been promising for years to change this, but looks like they will still be arguing about it for a time. Meanwhile it is also time for my occasional series of National … Continue reading Spring Forward Today + An A.I. National Day Mashup!
Only in Florida – Florida Man Competition
A fun entry in the occasional series about oddities of this state. A popular meme of this place is the Florida Man. So many stories here seem to start "A Florida Man ... " and then details crazy and irresponsible behavior of some of the gentlemen from this weird state. Some promoters have capitalized on … Continue reading Only in Florida – Florida Man Competition
Today is National Cheese Doodle Day
Today we celebrate the humble Cheese Doodle. Cheesy, crunchy puffs that are basically filled with air so they can't be fattening, right? They are also very addictive as all get out so they are hard to resist. In fact, I'm munching on some as I write this post. The only downside is the pervasive orange … Continue reading Today is National Cheese Doodle Day
In Memoriam – Gene Hackman
We recently lost a very talented and versatile actor who was one of my favorites - the brilliant Gene Hackman. The mysterious macabre details surrounding his passing at age 95 has created an unfortunate distraction from his career achievements. You can find his extensive filmography in the mainstream media obituaries that I will not try … Continue reading In Memoriam – Gene Hackman
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