In 1935, George Gershwin captured the feeling of summer perfectly in his song, “Summertime” from the opera Porgy and Bess: Summertime, And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high Your daddy’s rich And your mamma’s good lookin’ So hush little baby Don’t you cry. The music is written in the […]
My daughter turned six earlier this month. To celebrate her birthday, we hosted a party at an indoor trampoline park and invited a number of her friends. We figured that if we placed our daughter and her pals in a fun filled environment, they would be able to find their own entertainment. But before long, my […]
Although I have not had a two-month summer vacation in over 15 years, I still recall how magical they were. There were carefree afternoons playing pickup soccer games with friends. There were family vacations and camping trips with the Boy Scouts. And of course, there was TV. Growing up, TV was a contradictory […]
Most people associate buried treasure with pirates. The truth is that pirates did not bury their treasure. The only known example of a pirate actually burying a treasure is William Kidd. Kidd was originally commissioned by England to raid Spanish ships in the Atlantic, but he became a little too ambitious and raided anyone who […]
In 1963, Alan Sherman composed a parody song about the fictional “Camp Granada,” a name that was derived from the following lyrics: Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh. Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining. And they say we’ll have some fun if it stops raining. He wrote the song based upon letters of […]
This Dresshead x Brain Chase one is a cute long maxi dress with cut out in the back and front. There are also two thigh high slits in the front. This dress comes in one color: teal with dark red and green feathers all over. The dress is held together with a drawstring rope. You […]
There is nothing more magical than standing in a darkened field when the fireflies come out. For me, the yellow flashes of the fireflies are a sign that summer has finally arrived. Unfortunately, the firefly population appears to have declined in recent years. Although many scientists are attempting to identify the specific reason for […]
Last year, I was responsible for a major computer implementation at work. It was a new payroll system with the potential to impact paychecks for the entire company. Needless to say, I was stressed. Since the system was not going live until 2014, I decided to take some time off for Christmas. In total, I […]
Maybe it is just me, but it seems like childhood norms are shifting. When I was as young as six, I spent most of my free time with other neighborhood kids entertaining ourselves. We might have organized a soccer game on somebody’s lawn, or jumped the fence to play kickball at the nearby elementary […]
Most of us are familiar with the company Gallup from the polling they do for US Presidential elections. Since Presidential elections only occur every four years, the company is also involved in forecasting other activities including economic and GDP growth. One of the topics that made headlines recently is their prediction about the coming war […]