Today is Thursday, August 21, 2008. This is the 234th day of the year with only 132 remaining until the new year. There’s still time to accomplish all those lofty goals you set on New Year’s Day, but it’s crunch time.

Today is officially Senior Citizen Day as declared by President Ronald Reagan and adopted in 1988. But I’m not sure what that means. Are we to honor those kids who are in their senior years of high school or college - or our elders? (more…)

Caution: You are about to enter S’more heaven.

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Today is Sunday, August 10, 2008. It is the 223rd day of the year with only 143 days remaining. Today we celebrate National S’Mores Day in observance of that quintessential campfire snack that now comes doctored up by chefs across the globe and served up on crystal plates with hefty prices. (more…)

Today is Thursday, August 7. This is the 220th day of the year with 146 days remaining in 2008.

According to my daily Feng Shui report (to which I subscribe), August is known to be one of the ‘lucky’ months on the calendar. Supposedly it holds great potential and possibilities for any and all of us to take advantage of the promising energies which swirl around us.

To capture and some of that good fortune, the message suggests that we try the following age-old dictates that promise success during the month. Anytime you see bubbles on the surface of your morning coffee or tea, catch them with your spoon and drink them before they break, all the while thinking of a favored wish or dream.

Catching a falling leaf will bring that same intention to life. Tying a red string in a circle and keeping that in your wallet is said to bring abundance along with it, and looking at the New Moon while holding silver coins in your hands guarantees same. Now, I don’t really believe these things can produce good fortune, but I figure it can’t hurt!

I’ll take this guy’s power bill any day!

As I sat drinking my coffee this morning I began to contemplate my plans to expand the size of my 19th century bungalow. Do I really need to heat and cool 200 more square feet of space? (more…)

Today is Thursday, July 10. It is the 192nd day of 2008 with 174 days remaining in the year. On this day in 1913, the highest temperature ever recorded in the continental United States topped out at 134 degrees! The oppressive heat melted thermometers across Death Valley, California. Oh boy! And I thought Mississippi heat was bad! (more…)