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Marmots and Rock Chucks and Whistle Pigs, Oh My.
A couple of weeks ago, Punxsutawney Phil, that magical groundhog out in Pennsylvania, predicted six more weeks of winter. Of course, being a groundhog, Phil wasn’t able to elaborate and clarify that all six weeks’ worth of cold weather was going to be squeezed into one big heap of sub-zero temperatures blasting their... Read More
Something Different for Your Valentine
It’s been a year since I wrote about places in Reno to shop for chocolates in preparation for Valentine’s Day. And it was a popular post; if you search on Google for Reno Chocolate Valentine it’s the first entry that comes up at the top of the page. So if you’re thinking about sweets for your sweetie on the upcoming... Read More
Look to the Skies!
January. Meh. It’s a month that never quite lives up to the hype or the expectations of being the dawning of a new and exciting year. It’s a cold month. And February is cold too, so it’s not even like January leads into warm weather. The days are getting longer (I guess), but it’s still dark when I leave the house and... Read More
Come On In, the Ice is Nice
The year 2020 is in the rearview mirror. I don’t know about your family, but I don’t think there’s been a year when we’ve gone through a December without watching It’s A Wonderful Life at least three or four times, and last year was no exception. You may remember the scene when the pack of youngsters is playing on the... Read More
A Love Letter to Reno
What makes Reno a great place to be? I mean, it’s not like we’re a particularly large community … Biggest Little City in the World sounds good, but there’s not really a lot of meat on that bone. There was a time when we were the divorce capital of the world, but that seems like a dubious distinction at best. Johnny... Read More