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Groundhog Day 2026: Let's Suffer a Bit LongerThe prognosticating rodent, upon which so many people anxiously look to for just 1 single prediction emerged from his burrow in Gobbler's Knob PA. Punxsutawney Phil, emerged to peak at the crowd and whether it was from the flash of the cameras, or the ...

Friday Flags: The School Flag Caught my AttentionIn our state, and many others as well, we make our property tax payments in 2 splits. The bills come out with cars and the first half of the real estate payment due in July, and the second half of the real estate payment is due in January.I made my...

Radon Can Appear Where Not ExpectedI wrote a post on Radon levels increasing in a home, that got many comments, thank you, as well as some from people that were a bit surprised at where it can appear as well as the mistaken belief as to where it cannot appear. Also, with the 18" of snow dumped ov...

We Got a Dumping of Snow in Prospect CTThe mega-storm that hit the country this past weekend has many in a state of emergency.  We may have dodged a bit as originally it was supposed to snow through late afternoon today, but it passed quicker.I stepped onto the back deck to try and measure, and i...

Friday Flags: The Prospect CT Town HallDriving through town there were trees waving with the gusts. As I started to reach the town center, I noticed the flags in front of the Prospect CT Town hall.There was a lot of wind as I was driving, but once I stopped, it seemed to disappear.The looked so g...

Radon Levels Change with Cold Weather Radon is an odorless, invisible, radioactive gas naturally released from rocks, soil, and water. Radon can get into homes and buildings through soil, small cracks or holes in your home's foundation, or through water from a well. Over time, breathing in high l...

A Cleansing with a Fresh Coating of SnowIt's January in New England, and with the dropping of temperatures there's also something else that drops and that's snow.When I looked out this morning it was white, and I don't recall hearing that in the forecast yesterday.It was a little less than 2 inch...

Zoom Homework: California a Great Place to VisitThis past week, Thomas J Nelson offered up some of the outstanding sites of California that were made to be viewed. As he started near his hometown, and detailed so many of the sites around San Diego, I recalled some of the vacation spots we had vis...

Friday Flags: Hotchkiss Field Flag Waving for MeIt has been a tough week, and I was not preprepared for this post. As I was making my way out of Prospect, I glanced over to the fields at Hotchkiss Field, and the flag was beckoning to me.I turned around and went in, parked and started to make my w...

Reflect, Rejoice, Renew, as Life TransitionsThe January 2026 Challenge is big hosted by  Carol Williams and Leanne Smith and is one that each view with a different lens.ReflectionsAt 13 years old, I earned my first official pay for work when I sat as a union musician with a group that was, on so ...