Month: March 2019

We’re getting ready to close the first quarter of 2019 – went by quickly, didn’t it? Is it that as we get older time speeds up (isn’t that part of Einstein’s theory)? The second quarter of the year I generally designate as spring. April showers bring May flowers and such. The second quarter actually includes…

Well, I didn’t expect my St. Patrick’s Day thoughts to be such a hot take. I get it – some people like St. Paddy’s Day. Like many celebrations, it does signify the beginning of Spring, which is March 20. I was a little surprised to read that there is some actual opposition to the day…

I hate St. Patrick’s Day. We’re not all Irish today, and never did I need an excuse to drink way more than I should have (those days are over now anyway). So, on my name day, this is just an excuse for bad behavior. Local bars open early to serve beer, many before drunken parades.…

So the recent articles I’ve read have told me that I’m not mad at Daylight Savings Time, but really I’m mad at Standard Time. Who told me that I was mad? I’ve gotten used to going to work in the dark and coming home at night in the dark – it’s become a ritual of…

There’s an old saying (dates back to the 19th Century, apparently) that says March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb to predict the weather for the month. I suppose it’s conditional: “if March goes in like a lion…” March 1 was pretty mild – what’s the “March creeps in like a…