1. Avast, ye mateys! On this date in 1820, a whale rammed and sank the Essex. This served as inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick which was a commercial failure.… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Trying to survive”

1. Sadie Hawkins’ Day. Also known as Turn-About Day. On this date in Dogpatch, Judge Hawkins declared a race between the town’s eligible bachelors and the spinsters… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Help me get back on track!”

1. It’s National Fig Week! We sing about figgy pudding in the carol We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Ever eaten figgy pudding? Or its close relative, plum… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Figs, under-things, and Disney”

1. During Red Ribbon Week a red ribbon or rubbery silicone bracelet is worn to remind others to live drug free lives and honor the sacrifices of… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Quickly blogging before work”

1.On this date in 2001, Apple introduced the iPod, a pocket-sized media player. Are you old school with Sony Walkman and CDs? Has your iPhone or smartphone… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Wow, random Qs today”

1. Today is Bosses’ Day. Workplace politics at the highest level of competition. Is this a day for employees to thank their bosses for being unfailingly kind… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Help me out of this hole”

1. Space. The final frontier. October 4th ⁠— 10th is World Space Week. Over the course of your lifetime, how many solar systems or science projects have… Read more “Wednesday Medley – Pressed for time but I blogged!”