National Get Caught Reading Month

National Get Caught Reading Month

  I love reading!!  There’s nothing quite like getting enthralled in a book that whisks you away to a completely different world.  It transports you to a different time and place where you can meet fascinating characters who experience incredible journeys.  ...
Happy National Telephone Day!

Happy National Telephone Day!

  This week, on April 25th, we celebrate National Telephone Day.  Over 150 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call.  Today, we walk around with mini-computers in our pockets (and, ironically, phone calls are often on the bottom of its list...
A Little Bit About Me…

A Little Bit About Me…

  My birthday was a couple days ago, the 21st of March, and I thought that, in this week’s blog, I’d share a bit more about myself so you can get to know me a little better.  I usually don’t like to focus on me, but if you’re going to entrust me with telling your...
Coronavirus:  COVID-19 Craziness

Coronavirus: COVID-19 Craziness

  I had a different blog topic in mind for this week.  I was going to talk about St. Patrick’s Day and how I just completed an awesome, in-depth course studying some of the regional dialects in Ireland.  It was the “Irish Deep Dive” led by the incredible voice...
March Madness! Be Like Mike.

March Madness! Be Like Mike.

Next week is the start of March Madness – selection is Sunday for men’s and Monday for women’s.  For all you non-basketball fans, this is the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s huge basketball tournament.  It starts mid-March and ends the beginning of April. ...