Category Archives: Rambles

Bits and pieces provoked by moving through space, history, and the calendar.

The Night Lengthens . . .

“There are only two times of the year when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a “nearly” equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes…. The “nearly” equal hours of day and night is due to refraction of sunlight or a bending of the light’s rays that causes the sun to appear above the horizon when the actual position of the sun is below the horizon.” You’ll be relieved to know that this is the last you’ll hear of these mechanics from me. Continue reading

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Hold Out Your Hand

A half-century-plus? Are you kidding me? Continue reading

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Loony Tunes and Others

Another Canada Day. Continue reading

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Happy Victoria Day

How old am I? Old enough to forget about long weekends, that’s how. Continue reading

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Wednesday’s Child

As they do from time to time, my birthday and Mother’s Day coincide this year. Continue reading

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A Simple Rule

Can we knock this off? Continue reading

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Keep it up then. Or not.

Because more than I think really is a choice. Continue reading

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Out of This World

Another reason to celebrate. Continue reading

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Breaking News!

This just in! Continue reading

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