Chicken or the Egg

Chicken or the Egg

It is an age old question, which comes first?  The amniotic egg is thought to be 340 million years  of age, the first chickens are traced back only 58 million years ago. The simple answer is that the egg must have come first.  Now you know one possible...
Cicadas

Cicadas

If only Hemingway was still alive, alas,  we must settle for reading one of his amazing novels or pondering the timelessness of a few great quotes. My favorites this week, “it takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.” Hemingway also...
Flowers for Ooma

Flowers for Ooma

It was a busy week with Karen and I embracing our Grandparent’s role, we had 7 year old Clio as our house guest for a full week. She is a pleasure and you will hear no complaints—well any issues are around getting Clio to all of her sports and school events. We also...
Anticipation

Anticipation

Margie Marie had a wonderful seventh birthday week. The parties extend over some extra time. Margie is a Star Wars girl, born on May 4th. It is a clever idea that we recount those famous words of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to young Skywalker with a modern twist; “may...
Pickleball

Pickleball

This is the fastest growing sport in America.  Karen and I were invited to Megan’s birthday party at, of course, The Flying Pickle.  The party included instruction from two experienced players. The rules on serving are a bit complicated if you have ever played tennis...
Come Together

Come Together

I told you last week about the end-of-life struggle of Karen’s sister. Thankfully her battle with the disease is over.  The family will come together on Memorial Day week end to celebrate a life well lived.The Beatle’s wrote so many songs, I always think of their...