2021 Christmas Decorations Tour

In 2019, I took still pix at 16 sites, some in the day time, some at night. (I skipped 2020.) This year, I recorded clips from 26 sites, all during daylight. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Musement Over 2021 Holiday Season Ad Circular

A recent Bed Bath & Beyond ad circular had a gift suggestion that caught my eye for weirdness: Battery Storage System. My curiosity nudged me to look online. Additional items in the circular made me chuckle. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Kwik N EZ Veggie Chili

This single-serving dish calls for 1/4 package of frozen veggies (four ounces), 1/4 can of beans, chili flavor rec'd (slightly less than four ounces), and two ounces of shredded cheese. ... The recipe is conveniently expandable for up to four eaters. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

2019 Halloween, Pre-pandemic Year

The pandemic came early in 2020. The images I captured in 2019, imho, convey more carefree times with no inkling of the coming year's pall and caution over contact during Halloween. The video includes scenery from 25 houses, ... Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Roving Around Halloween 2021

It's gotten to be a tradition with me to wander/rove around to find Halloween scenes. This year, I decided to video-record the sites. ... I made the rounds to the 21 sites a few days ago. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Red-tailed Hawk Catches Mid-day Squirrel Meal

Captured images in early 2020 of a red-tailed hawk—from initial perching on first tree to perching on second tree with its captured squirrel meal. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Auther, Authur, Author, Other

Two misspellings, then correct spelling ("author") led me to think of "other". Although directly unrelated to auther/authur/author, "other" letters spell like they could have been pronounced with a short "o" and unvoiced "th". It also seems illogical that the "o" is pronounced as a short "u". These thoughts nudged me to write about some language items, such as some older English-language letters, consonant pairs, silent letters, vowels, and the schwa. Read the entire article and comment there, please.