Good morning! It’s 7:00 a.m. on October 19th, 2025 It’s a beautiful Sunday morning here in coastal Virginia, and this is a special edition of Coffee Time! Sundays are my “reset” day, and that’s what this is all about. Normally, I wouldn’t do anything on Sundays (well, I have to do things, of course), but…
Good morning! It’s 7:00 AM on a wonderfully brisk Saturday, October 18th, 2025. Let’s grab some coffee. Growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, when I think about phobias that aren’t my own, my mind often goes to Lucy van Pelt from Peanuts. In several shows and in the comic strip, she’d set up a…
Good morning! It’s 7:00 a.m. on October 17th, 2025, and the Autumn sun is rising once again. It’s a bit chilly, and my dog is giving me that “I don’t know if I want to pee in the cold” look. But I digress (several times throughout this post LOL)! Anyway, on to the mayo! Mayonnaise,…
Good morning! It’s 7:00 a.m. on October 15th, 2025, and it’s coffee time. You know, I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately. I originally planned to write about those hideous but wonderful artificially flavored banana popsicle Twin Pops I enjoyed in the ’60s and ’70s from ice cream trucks. But as I was researching,…
Good morning! It’s 6:42 AM on Tuesday, October 14th, and it’s coffee time. This morning’s brew is brought to you by Folgers Black Silk, with a shot of Café Bustelo espresso – a truly personal combination! Today, I’m taking a trip down memory lane to talk about Mrs. Olson, the iconic spokesperson for Folgers coffee….
October 13, 2025 Coco is remodeling-and she scraped her butt! Our Mexican Red Rump tarantula, Tliltocatl vagans, “Coco,” is quite the character. She was one of our first tarantulas and has grown rather quickly over the past two years. Coco lives in a coconut shell that I repurposed as her hide. Lately, she’s been spending…
Good morning! It’s 6:30 AM on Monday, October 13th, and it’s coffee time. Back in 1999, a cultural commentator named Jonathan Pontell coined the term “Generation Jones.” This refers to people born between 1954 and 1964, individuals like my wife and me, who sit right on the cusp of the Baby Boomer and Generation X…
October 11th, 2025 – It’s Coffee Time, Let’s Talk! So, I stumbled upon something online recently: a Chick-fil-A sandwich has over 50 ingredients. My first thought was, “Wow, really?” So, I naturally headed to their website, and sure enough, it’s packed with all sorts of things. I personally like Chick-fil-A. I’ll admit, I’d completely forgotten…
Linkhorn Biosphere Annex Log for October 11, 2025 It’s a beautiful, cool October Saturday. I decided to create a Linkhorn Annex, positioning it indoors near light for better observation and control. Whether this endeavor stems from a genuine scientific interest or simply a need for a project remains to be seen. The Annex is housed…
I don’t know why I started thinking about it today, but we used to wear cut-offs in the summer. I think I’ve even blogged about this in a video somewhere, but anyway, here’s how it worked, at least in my family and for a few other kids I knew: In late summer, my mom would…