We all know how a lot of things change with the seasons, including human behavior. But what you might not realize is this includes one behavior you might not have considered — divorce. According to a recent NPR report (https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5415880/divorce-months-seasons-why?), divorces tend to spike twice a year: in the early spring and again in the
I’m always interested in quirks in the English language. So when I found an article “What’s the Longest Word in English?” on the Pocket website (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-s-the-longest-word-in-english?), I was intrigued. I know the Welsh language is famous (infamous?) for long words; see “The Longest Words in the Welsh Language” (https://talkpal.ai/the-longest-words-in-the-welsh-language/). And of course there is antidisestablishmentarianism
On my recent trip to Chile, our group got a chance to visit an astronomical observatory in the Atacama Desert. The sky is completely different in the Southern Hemisphere. The Big Dipper is upside down just above the horizon and (of course) Polaris can’t been seen. Other unusual features of the sky in that part
“He followed me home, Mom, can I keep him?” But why did he follow me? Why do we each seem to know what the other is thinking? How did he get this ability? And are there any others like him? Anyone wishing for an adult PAW Patrol will love this! Canine Champions is now available in paperback on
An Ohio farm boy climbs Kilimanjaro at age 69, finishes a 199-mile relay with Air Force Academy classmates at age 70, receives the coveted Abbott Medal for finishing all six “World Marathon Majors” at age 73, earns the Seven Continents Medal for finishing marathons on all seven continents at age 74. “I’m just grateful to
Since it’s almost spring, I’m republishing my poem My Rite of Spring, from my book Some Poems About Life, available through this website and Amazon.com. My Rite of Spring I consider myself a peaceable soul.I value all manner of livable things.Insects and mice, spiders and voles.Just about anything Mom Nature brings. But I do have my standards.I will
“He followed me home, Mom, can I keep him?” But why did he follow me? Why do we each seem to know what the other is thinking? How did he get this ability? And are there any others like him? Anyone wishing for an adult PAW Patrol will love this! Canine Champions is now available in paperback on
In honor of Black History Month, I’m reposting this, which I originally wrote in May, 2017. While driving back from Boston, I happened to listen to a very interesting story about a real pioneer. His name was Paul Revere Williams. Paul R. Williams (as he was known) was born in Los Angeles on February 18,
Since we’re in the middle of a major snowfall, I thought it appropriate to repost my poem about winter. It’s from my book Some Poems About Life, available here and on Amazon.com. Perspective The son stood in the doorway,Behold a beautiful sight!As far as he could see,nothing but fluffy white! Today would be a timeof laughter and
In an earlier post, I had mentioned that Disctionary.com had announced demure — “characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved,” — as its Word of the Year. Now the Oxford University Press has taken a completely different approach. Its 2024 Oxford Word of the Year is brain rot — “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or