It’s “Soup-er” Weather!

It’s “Soup-er” Weather!

Someone forgot to tell the weatherman that November is an autumn month.  The forecast for the next several days sounds more like winter.  By the time this column comes out in the newspaper, we will know if we have descended to the predicted lows, which could be...

Toot, Toot! Peanut Butter

Here we are in November.  The time has changed, dropping back an hour.  It does get dark an hour earlier, but I like the fact that the sun comes up sooner in the morning.  I guess there are pros and cons to the whole time change business; if it were up...

Chicken-hearted September

Just a warning – before reading this column, be aware that it has some fowl language. The word “chicken” is often associated with cowardice.  It has caused many a person to act in ways they would not ordinarily behave.  After all, who wants to be called a...

Laboring to make things work

I keep asking myself, “Where has the time gone?”  Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, is one week from today, and I already see signs of autumn.  Leaves are falling here and there, and my garden is slowing down; even the zucchini plants are barely...

What’s up with thirteen?

Some people consider the number thirteen to be unlucky, and they go to great lengths to avoid it.  For instance, according to history.com, many United States hotels and high-rise buildings do not have a thirteenth floor.  Airports avoid numbering gates “13;”...