On his way home from work Mr ITW stopped by the discount bakery for milk and eggnog.
After supper I wandered into the kitchen for a glass of eggnog. On my way back down the hall with a half empty glass I stopped to ask Mr ITW how he liked this year's eggnog.

He said: "I'll let you know after I try some."

Mr ITW didn't open the container I poured my eggnog from. 😱

My old laptop computer quit after 14 years. I've been working at getting my older desktop computer hooked up and running.

I voted today.

He was nineteen
When he landed at Bagram
Scared and all alone
He lost a leg and a girlfriend
Before he got home

They say all is fair in love and war
But that ain't true, it's wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don't

Having nightmares
And he's running scared
Far from home
And he wakes up
From a nightmare
He's in another one
He's still not home

They call 'em decorated heroes
And pin some medals on their chest
Give 'em a tiny little pension
Could we do much less

They say all is fair in love and war
But that ain't true, it's wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don't

They say all is fair in love and war
But that ain't true, it's wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don't

They say all is fair in love and war
But that ain't true, it's wrong
They ship you out to die for us
But forget about you when you don't

The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend, and the moon won’t interfere.


HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The Orionid meteor shower will peak Friday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 22, but observant Hudson Valley skywatchers may have already seen a few meteors streaking across the sky from the annual show. The meteors — some of the fastest and brightest produced by any showers this year — will continue to fly through Nov. 7 as Earth hits a stream of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet head-on.

The Orionids, so-named because they originate from near the constellation Orion (The Hunter), are expected to produce between 10 to 30 meteors an hour this year, though in some years as many as 80 meteors an hour can blaze across the sky.

As with most meteor showers, the best time to view them is after midnight through the pre-dawn hours.

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The gas-packed planet Uranus will be at its closest point to Earth Thursday night as it reaches opposition with the sun — meaning it will be bathed in light — and it should be visible to the naked eye. The ice giant’s blue-green color is unmistakable, and skywatchers should be able to see the planet throughout the month of October.

Uranus — properly pronounced “YOOR-a-nus” — is the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in the solar system. It floats in front of the constellation Pisces the Fishes, and it hasn’t been this high in the sky during opposition since February 1963.

There’s a new moon, so Uranus won’t face competition in the same area of the sky. It reaches its peak at 1 a.m. local time.

Maybe it's a tree frog.