There are so many things to learn. As a retired teacher, I still marvel at the volume of knowledge waiting out there to be absorbed. As I frequently told my students, “The key t…
Happy New Year – here is a small and slightly late Christmas present: As of January 1, we have now regained 6 percent of our lost daylight hours. We won’t really notice th…
“Who is John Tristao and why do I not remember him being in CCR?” is no doubt the question that pops into one’s head when reading the above title. Join the club, because when …
Fifty years ago this month, Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt made the last manned landing on the Moon while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans kept vigil i…
For the first time in many months, ALL of the planets will be visible in December’s night sky. Venus and Mercury will begin the month deep in the Sun’s glare, but all the rest w…
Don’t we all have our share of anxieties stemming from various things that come (or may come) our way? Be you a ‘Little Mary Sunshine’ or ‘Debbie Downer’, or a ‘Happy Sa…