Mail-in ballot sent and candidates’ advertisements continue to arrive

My mail-in ballot is on its way, but our mailbox keeps receiving campaign material on a daily basis (well, except … More

It’s Oct. 22! Combine national Nut Day with Make a Dog’s Day!

Each October 22 is both national Make a Dog’s Day and national Nut Day! Frankly, I’m blessed because I totally … More

We have received our mail-in ballots for the 2026 general election at our home here in Naples, Fla., and I’ll … More

Here’s a collage of photos from this morning’s visit (Friday, Oct. 16, 2026) to our camera-equipped BirdBuddy bird feeder and … More

National Dictionary Day each October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, who is best-remembered for publishing the first dictionary in … More

I don’t know why, but international Top Spinning Day is the second Wednesday in each October. Well, today is Oct. … More

Pay $1.1 million for a tear-down? Yep! Yesterday (Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026), I photographed this demolition-in-progress of a home in … More

As today is Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, and each Oct. 11 is national Sausage Pizza Day, I’m reprising my photo … More

OK, OK … so I staged this photo for national Chess Day! However, I’ve always enjoyed chess and technology has … More

Each October 9 is World Post Day, which celebrates the establishment of a postal union in Switzerland that helped begin … More

I have to admit that there’s absolutely no low that the voice recognition-AI working as closed captioning cannot dig for … More

The word “taco” has become a political catch-phrase today (rather, an acronym), but a real “taco” is a taste treat … More

Each October 4 is World Animal Day and since today is Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, I’m posting this reminder. From … More

Each Oct. 3 is national Techies Day and since today is Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, let’s hear it for those … More

Each Oct. 1 is CD Player Day and since today is Oct. 1, 2026, I’m posting a photo of the … More

Next up: the general election for 2026! We received our mail-in ballots for the 2026 primary election yesterday (Tuesday, Sept. … More

The election for 2026 culminates on Nov. 3, but mail-in ballots have been sent. Unfortunately, the general election also brings … More

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office agrees with comedian/actor Chris Rock about how you should “obey” laws. The CCSO has put … More

I’ve posted before and I’ll again post today (Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026): There are “days” in a year, then there … More

Each Sept. 25 is national Comic Book Day (not to be confused with Free Comic Book Day on the first … More

For 11 years, each Sept. 25 has been designated national Lobster Day. Since today is Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, it … More

OK, so it’s been a couple of months since I made another batch of my “three-pepper chili,” but I’m back … More

For today’s entry in my “What’s This?” postings, I’m showing you a curlicue. You should recognize it quickly, but the … More

I’ve called this the “sad tree” for a number of years because it is so brittle that it keeps being … More