Being upstate is great.  Not only do I get to see my folks, swim in their pool, and enjoy the great outdoors, but I...

I’ve always been an enormous fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I love everything they’ve done, but of their movies, I’m most enamored of...

Most of us in the good old U.S. of A. are looking at a long, lovely weekend in celebration of our nation’s independence from...

Some types of birds, such as raptors, waterfowl, and warblers, appeal to both birdwatchers and sane people alike. Members of these avian families are...

Summer is well and truly upon us, isn’t it? School’s out, heat’s on, and there’s a whole lot going on up above us. Too...

June is in full flower now and as we ease, or in some tragic cases are swept into summer, things, by which I mean...

Ah, June… here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re poised to enjoy the longest day of our year, the earliest summer solstice since 1896. South...

Disappointing. That is the only word I can come up with to describe the answers provided by the folks who guessed at the identities...