Hi everyone, Happy first day of summer! Are you ready? What are your plans? Wherever you end up, don't forget the sunblock.  Stay cool,

Hi everyone, I haven't started my Johnny Kitties tribute to Johnny's latest film release,  Minamata , because it's not available...

 Hi everyone, I planned to mark the start of spring last month, but it was still freezing here. So, I ended up hibernating a bit longer unde...

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!  It's the Year of the Tiger, which happens to be my sign. I am in good company: Some fellow Tigers inc...

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 Hi everyone, Happy National Doughnut Day!  I just finished my blogging course on May 31, and one of my goals is to create an editorial cale...

 Hi everyone, Tyrone, Emily, and Walter are ready to play with you... Do you have spring fever too?

 Hi everyone, Recently, I watched Disney's Queen of Katwe , the 2016 biographical film directed by Mira Nair about the discovery and ris...

 Hi everyone, Last month, the managers of my apartment building surprised us with goody bags. You'll see below what Chef Simon did with ...

Hi everyone, Here's a true story: In 1987, not long after we moved from Massachusetts to Ohio and were steeped in culture shock, Dad hea...

 Hi everyone, Happy Inauguration Day! As we begin a new era in the United States, let us be intrepid in our choices, words, actions, love, a...

Hi everyone, I don't think I've ever looked forward more to the start of a new year, and I know I'm not alone. While nothing is ...

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