Bon week-end: A happy Friday everybody. The Dog Days have apparently lost their bite. The first cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty pedestal was laid on this date in 1884. The stones, cut…
It’s August: Also known as National Catfish Month. On average, more U.S. babies are born in August than any other month. (Although that’s not why the Romans called it Sextilis.)…
TG it’s F: A great end of the week everybody, and better grab a sweater – it’s supposed to be a chilly 79 today. The Watkins Glen Summer Jam took…
Don’t forget those fluids: A happy but still-sweltering start to the week everybody, including those who have decamped for Philadelphia. Oh, and welcome new readers Richard, Andrew, Todd, Bill, Leslie, Clyde…
TG it’s F: A great Friday, everybody. It’s National Rat Catcher’s Day, which commemorates the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Some conflict: Robert Browning set the date as July 22 of 1376;…
It’s Monday out there: A great start to the week, everybody and welcome new readers Cindy, Jan, Lauren, Rick and Paul. It’s July 18, on which Intel launched, Kim Jong-un took…
Baby, it’s hot out there: A great end to the week, everyone. French military officer Francois Bouchard found the Rosetta Stone on this day in 1799, paving the way for the…
It’s Monday again: A great start to the week everybody, and welcome new readers, including John, Lisa, Carly, Gregg and Larry. Today is July 11, on which Tijuana was founded,…
TG it’s Friday: A great end of the week to everybody who isn’t following the Brexit fallout. Could be worse: A meteor exploded over Chicora, Pa. on this day in 1938,…
It’s Monday out there: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers Rich, Ken, Syd, Tony, Bill and Christine. It’s June 13, on which in 1963 Valentina Tereshkova,…
TG it’s F: A great end of the week, everybody. Hungarian brothers Laszlo and Gyorgy Biro patented the ballpoint pen on this day in 1943. A French company called Bic bought them…
TG it’s F: A great end to the short week, everybody. It’s June 3, on which human genes were first synthesized, Gemini 4 launched and the Stones kicked off their first…
Bon weekend: A happy Memorial Day break, everybody. Don’t forget to give a moment of thanks to the 1.3 million American service members who died so we are free to…
It’s Monday again: A great start to the week everybody and welcome new readers Doug, Gib, Peter, Diana, Andy and Carl. It’s May 23, on which Bonnie & Clyde did their…
TG it’s F: A great Friday everybody, and welcome new sponsor SUNY Old Westbury. It’s National Endangered Species Day. Let’s celebrate by not killing anything. Also, Hubble sent back its first…