Allegedly, the Saxons called this time of year Solmōnaþ or Solmonath, the exact meaning of which is still in question. The only reason I’m even mentioning this is because I read that it meant “cake month” since those party lovin’ Saxons offered cakes to their gods during what we now call February. I began this [...]
G'day, mates! It’s time again for our monthly segment – Things You Don’t Remember from High School Geography Class! Or, use the simple acronym, TYDRFHSGC! (Still need to work on that…) Our region today is Australia! It’s a country and a continent! Overachievers, those Aussies! There are several things I would love to see when, and [...]
It’s still fairly early in this new year, but I’m already noticing a lack of kindness and civility towards one another. Maybe its naivete, maybe blind optimism, but each year it seems like the Christmas season serves as a reset on how we interact with our fellow man. It’s the reason I love Christmas! In [...]
If you watch television, listen to the radio, or go online anytime during the month of February, you can easily be convinced the second month of the year exists solely to buy your loved one pajama-grams, lingerie for Valentine’s Day, a new car or mattress in honor of President’s Day, or engage in heated discussions [...]
Before we delve too far into this particular blog, I need to remind you, the gentle reader, these thoughts and viewpoints come from a male of the species; one with, what seem to now be, outdated ideas of roles and responsibilities of people in society. So, let’s talk about…baths! For me, the word bath brings [...]
