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Robservations- Fighting winter sniffles
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“I can see inside you, the sickness is rising. Don’t try to deny what you feel.” Disturbed, “Down With the Sickness,” 2000 Yes, there are plenty of great things about winter. But if I’m being honest, I can’t think of one off the top of my head today. When I was a kid, I had more than my fair share of fun in the snow. Sledding, snowball fights and watching the county names scroll across the bottom of the TV screen - waiting after Van Buren to see if we popped up – are revered memories of mine, just as they are for many of you.
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Where Did That Come From? - Cat Nap
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Well, I want to wish all my appreciated readers a happy St. Patrick's Day! At my age, I feel like I need a cat nap every day! Forms of this metaphoric expression have been used for 200 years to describe a short period of sleep during the day. Cats sleep long periods at a time, so it may seem strange to call it by this name. Some researchers say it started in Ancient Egypt when cats were sacred and Pharaohs began to emulate the way cats sleep. But there are no records to indicate that.
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