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President’s Day 2018

| February 19, 2018

I learned something today. President’s day use to be called George Washington Day and was celebrated on February 22nd which is the day of Washington’s birth. Then in 1971 under the Uniform Monday Holiday act which gave federal workers 3 day weekends rather than specific calendar days off, it moved to Monday in celebration of […]

That was a quick weather front

| February 18, 2018

Last night we had rain and hail and sleet and snow. This morning there are some signs on snow in any area that is in shadows and it is getting up to 50 today. Apparently the car cover was the talisman that kept the south shore free of snow. We have been watching the Harry […]

Blustery Weather Ahead, Batten Down the Hatches?

| February 17, 2018

And again I awake to a totally different weather report from when I went to sleep. Apparently this storm is going to start earlier in the day and be more rain than snow on the coast. So that is making me rethink what I need to do before this afternoon. Covering the car is a […]

Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the Dog

| February 16, 2018

Gong hei fat choy y’all. In China, this is a three day holiday that seems to get stretched into two weeks. Anyone doing business in China is now at a stand still until after the celebration is done. Here in America we haven’t turned it into another reason to drink. I am surprised that the […]

Can we GD talk about it NOW!?!?!?

| February 15, 2018

This is one of my rare posts that touches upon the political landscape of my country. Feel free to skip and we will go back to the usual rambling tomorrow. Last night I woke up in a cold sweat with pieces of a dream running around in my brain. I remember arguing with Caroline who […]