Richard’s Ramblings

In what is perhaps a feeble effort to increase my daughter’s previously nonexistent enthusiasm for geography (a class she is currently failing), I recently implemented a second family “tradition” where I attempt to serve food from a region either the class is studying or relates to a passing holiday. Everyone then gets to guess the [...]

At 4:44 this afternoon, I realized that I hadn’t yet gone out to the local post office to mail our tax returns. Fortunately, I live close by and was able to deposit them by 4:48 — with just 12 minutes to spare. I normally don’t wait until the last possible minute to file, but I [...]

I have two weeks of catching up to do:

Why is it that when people see a “Wet Paint” sign on a wall, they have to touch it just to make sure? I saw three people do that at the Santana Row shopping mall late last month. What, do they think the sign is lying?
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