It’s about 4:45 in the morning, and I already have the correct prediction for today. As you know, somewhere in Western Pennsylvania, in some town called Gobbler’s Knob, an annual tradition is held. The townsfolk find a groundhog, check to see if he has the visual acuity to notice shadows on this day, and then…
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If you want Girl Scout cookies this year … buy them from this troop. Please.
Yep, it’s Girl Scout Cookie time. That time when your cousin’s daughter announces she is selling these sweet treats, and your cousin hands you a flyer and asks how many Thin Mints or Do-Si-Dos you want to purchase. And then you go to work, and your administrative assistant has her niece’s flyer in the common…
Read MoreMy new Secret Santa tradition
Years ago, I participated in the Reddit worldwide Secret Santa gift exchange. In fact, I have two certificates from the Guinness Book of World Records for participating in the world’s largest Secret Santa exchange – and then surpassing that total one year later. But Reddit eventually ended the Secret Santa subreddit, and although I enjoyed…
Read MoreThe Christmas cards I received in 2025
I’m sure you’ve received plenty of holiday cards this year. Cards from family, cards from friends, cards from that special someone in your life. I’ve received plenty of cards as well. And I’d like to share the holiday sentiment from those cards with all of you. Let’s see … here’s a nice one. “Dear Chuck,…
Read MoreFourth Cone Restoration and the art of saving posters
I don’t know how it came up on my YouTube algorithm, but I’ve enjoyed watching these videos. And you will as well. Fourth Cone Restoration is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in restoring old posters, photographs and advertisements for collectors and historians. Each video shows the poster as it arrives, along with all the…
Read MoreA little bachelor laundry and a good deed
I’ve pared my laundry routine down to a science. Put a bag of clothes in my car before I go to work, so that on the way home I can stop at the laundromat and launder my laundry. A separate tote bag for my detergents, my fabric softeners and my dryer sheets. And if I…
Read MoreDamn it, Chevrolet, you’re not supposed to make me cry … again …
Every year, Chevrolet puts together one of those “sentimental holiday” commercials. and I keep promising myself that they will not make me cry. And they do every time. Those commercials get me right in the feels. To recap … here are the Chevrolet holiday commercials from the past few years. And each one grabs your…
Read MoreBuilding a Book Lamp – actually, building a lamp made out of books
if you haven’t yet joined the Mastodon social media platform, you should do so. Mastodon is not owned by any specific oligcarch individual, it’s part of the federated internet where local communities operate the website and its neighboring branches. I’m on it (chuckthewriter@mstdn.social), and I recommend it. And in saying that, I can tell you…
Read MoreA Collection of Lenticular Canadian Christmas Coins
In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint commenced a line of commemorative 50-cent pieces, each one featuring a Christmas or holiday-themed lenticular artwork. As you might know from reading my blog, a lenticular artwork features an image that, if you tilt the picture at a certain angle, the image itself will slightly move or show depth.…
Read MoreThe Return of Operation Toy Train
There are holiday traditions that raise our spirits and prove to us that we can be kind and supportive to our neighbors and strangers. This is one such tradition. Ten national heritage and tourist railroads, including the local Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway, will once more participate in the “Operation Toy Train” charity fundraiser. Each…
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