Happy New Year! Here’s how to sing Auld Lang Syne
The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. The Babylonians celebrated about 4,000 years ago, though they had no written calendar. They…
Month: January 2025
Elvis Presley’s birthday, January 8: Remembering Elvis
Four decades after his death, Elvis Presley’s image and influence remain undiminished. The editors of Rock & Roll say that while other artists preceded…
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
You may have heard glaucoma called “the sneak thief of sight.” That’s because it has no symptoms until it has progressed beyond the point where it can be…
Memories of days gone by
This is a quiz for people who lived through the days when everyone watched the same TV shows and no one had a remote. 1. After the Lone Ranger saved the…
Calculating how much paint you will need
Painting your home’s interior is not only a lot of work, it’s expensive. And because the color must be custom-mixed in some cases, you want to be sure you…
Drum up some good luck for the new year
The idea of a new year just naturally suggests new beginnings. Here are some ideas for making the new year lucky. Lucky food: Grapes: Eat 12 grapes at…
How to winterize your electric vehicle
Electrified cars need some basic protections to keep running smoothly in winter. While many maintenance tips for EVs and hybrids are similar to gas…
Confetti has come a long way in 120 years
When the first confetti was made is still a mystery, but we know it was already a big deal in 1905. Police ordered its sale stopped and bars closed when…
Happy New Year (whenever it might be)
The new year begins on January 1 — or does it? Let’s back up to early spring in 1750, when winter frost and ice were giving way to new growth and longer…
Welcoming the New Year with the bubbly
It is said that about 1680 in a French monastery Dom Perignon made a great discovery. He called to his fellow monks, “Come quickly! I am drinking stars!”…