Head Scratchers & Good Stuff to Know

He had no shame as I watched him and a few of his feathered friends pecking a hole in several feed bags stacked on pallets at the entrance to Ollies, where there was plenty of happy chirping and scuttling from bag to bag as they grabbed their loot with their tiny beaks. The ringleader wasn't afraid... Sign in to see full entry.

Just a stone's throw from my house, the stunningly gorgeous Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountain chain in North America, known to be over 1.1 billion years old and stretching for 1,500 miles down the eastern portions of Canada and the United States. Geographically, there's a big difference... Sign in to see full entry.

According to weather tradition, for every thunderstorm with rain in February, there will be a cold spell in May. When March has April weather, April will have March weather. Thunder in March betokens a fruitful year. Dust in March brings grass and foliage.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Regardless of how Valentine's Day began, it is now recognized as a day where love and romance are celebrated typically with a box of chocolates, flowers, a romantic candlelit dinner, a mushy card, and if a gal is lucky...a piece of jewelry. Valentine’s Day is commonly linked to the legend of Saint... Sign in to see full entry.

I forgot that today is National Pizza Day or I would have tossed a pie in the oven for our Super Bowl feast tonight. My #1 choice is mushroom pizza, but I have yet to eat a pizza topping I didn't like. Pineapples and ham are considered taboo toppings by most pizza lovers, but I enjoy the odd... Sign in to see full entry.

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I can't remember a Saturday morning as a kid when I didn't sit in front of the boob tube to watch the Flintstones and Looney Tunes. Sign in to see full entry.

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