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Sauerkraut Days

 This week, my beloved hometown of Providence celebrates Sauerkraut Days. Early German settlers were the first to introduce fermented cabbage to the region, and it has been a long standing tradition for the town to hold a sauerkraut dinner. (My family never went, though we could always smell it for a few days.) A few years ago, a scavenger hunt was introduced to our city's Sauerkraut Days. A clue is given on social media, and a #10 can or 10-gallon bucket is hidden somewhere in town. It's usually at a historical monument, park, or local business. The person who finds the can first gets a certificate which they turn into the city office for a large gift basket. For those who come later, there are still small prizes available in the can such as chapstick, ping pong balls, mini frisbees, and other small toys. There's also a notebook where you can sign your name and the time you got there.  Each year, the competition to be first becomes more and more cutthroat. Most of the time...

Shorts

 I saith unto my son, "Go, put on thy shorts." The son answered and said, "I have no shorts." I said unto him, Thou hast well said, I have no shorts. For thou hast five shorts, and none of them are folded and in the drawer.

Tariffs

 Wreck the malls with new Smoot-Hawley Falalalalalalalala Tis no season to be jolly Falalalalalalalala Don, we now are in great peril Falalalalalalalalala Trolled us, got us o'er a barrel Falalalalalalalala