Latest Blog Posts for Bananas Crackers and Nuts

• But Whatsit Mean?
  on Dec 31, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  A New Year's Eve celebration and translation of the traditional song, "Auld Lang Syne." Fred recounts several New Year's from past to present, provides the secret recipe for a most unusual drink...and at last, someone who actually knows what the hec...
• A Traditional Christmas
  on Dec 23, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  Bananas Crackers and Nuts annual Christmas Special, featuring thoughts about the colors and other delights of the greatest holiday of all -- and a specially produced reading of "One Solitary Life"!
• The Name Game
  on Jul 16, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  Nearly everyone has some sort of nickname but, usually, it has something to do with the person's actual given name. That's not the case in this case! Looking back at how two particular families handled it provides just some of the memories passing un...
• Falling Like Snowflakes
  on Mar 27, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  If you're going to play Superman, fly don't flop. Putting the car away doesn't seem like a dangerous task ... until you mix in some ice and a couple of trips to the emergency room.Traction should be tested with a tire, not the human anatomy and the l...
• Valentine - What A Card!
  on Feb 13, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  Valentine's Day is more than just a Hallmark holiday and offers lovers opportunities from the bizarre to the beautiful. There's even an alternative holiday to the traditional February 14th...and more than one legend of how the tradition got started.
• Not Dog Years
  on Feb 6, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  People can be funny about aging, especially about birthdays, and I used to be no exception. Then I had an attitude adjustment. Having just notched another such annual occasion, I have become acutely aware of the importance of family and leaving a mar...
• Perfect Storm
  on Jan 15, 2011 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  The worst of summer, winter and a local restaurant combine for a shaky step into the New Year. Start with a big itch, a bad steak and a flu bug ... then add a dawdling doctor and patience becomes as hard to find as the cure.
• The Turkey List
  on Nov 22, 2010 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  There are all the things we are thankful for that are no-brainers. Then there are some other things that are less obvious, sometimes even taken for granted, but are just as important ... and with Thanksgiving approaching they deserve some thought, to...
• Claws
  on Oct 26, 2010 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  The old saw, "If it's too good to be true, it's too good to be true" still applies. Fresh lobsters at 25 cents apiece sound like a real bargain ... until nearly 2,000 of the hungry, snapping rascals suddenly show up on your doorstep in the middle of...
• Buttpuckers
  on Oct 14, 2010 in society and culture changes, personal journal
  Buttpuckers are an entire category of occurrences that are neither good nor bad ... they just ARE. Join me for an exploration of some different kinds of 'BPs' and take a look back at the unusual, but not too surprising origin of the term.

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