Our wonderful daughter-in-law is Chinese, so we are celebrating the Year of the Dog. (Mimi likes that, too and thinks that every year should be about and for her!)
February 2018 archive
Feb 04
Sean Connery and Bagpipes
This video just came up on my Facebook feed this morning but I hadn’t seen it before. Even though Washington is misspelled, this is still a fantastic performance for Sean Connery in 1999. Sean Connery was honored at the Kennedy Center for lifetime achievements. The music consists of the Washington Pipe Band, Alasdair Fraser, …
Feb 02
Happy Groundhog Day!
Groundhog Day is observed on February 2nd, each year in the United States and Canada. For a nice welcomed break during the winter, on this day the groundhog awakens from his nap and goes outside to see if he can see his shadow. It is believed by many that if the groundhog sees his …
Feb 02
Today’s “Who Knew?”
Interesting factoid from the Who Knew category… Italian anatomist Antonio Maria Valsalva was born on this day in 1732. He is credited with developing the Valsalva maneuver, the process of trying to blow air out of your nose while it is plugged in order to clear the airways of the ears. He also coined …