Every year, the World Meteorological Organization, which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, comes out with a list of hurricane names. They do so in order to simplify communication about these life...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2022/05/who-names-these-hurricanes-2022-edition.html
I admit, I got excited when I heard that Build-A-Bear had released a new line of "adult" teddy bears . I mean, why should Halloween get all the sexy ? Especially when everyone knows that Valentin...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-valentines-day-go-bear.html
Look, I love a good word game just as much as the next guy or gal. Maybe more. (I do the Spelling Bee in the New York Times digital edition practically every day, ditto the crossword.) So wh...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2022/01/can-we-talk-about-wordle.html
I don't know about all of you, but to me a hurricane should sound fierce not friendly. It should have a name that strikes fear into people, like Loki or Odin or Thor -- or Hera or Poseidon or Ze...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2021/06/hurricane-names-have-gotten-ridiculous.html
Does your spouse forget things? I'm not talking about birthdays or the day of your anniversary. I'm talking about physical things, like keys and glasses, or underwear and belts. My spouse is ...
] Well, either you're closing your eyes To a situation you do not wish to acknowledge Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated By the presence of a traitor in the White Hous...
Donald J. Trump has been the gift that keeps on giving to editorial cartoonists (and late night talk show hosts). Though I'm pretty sure all of them would agree they would prefer to have a presid...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2018/07/but-what-about-benghazi-favorite.html
Let's make America great again. Let's teach our children that lying and cheating are bad and reward hard work and telling the truth. Let's make America great again. Let's preach love and ...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2018/06/lets-make-america-great-again.html
Greetings fellow nature lovers! This Friday I had the good fortune to go on the Stokes Private Birding Tour of the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge , sponsored by the "Ding" Darling...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2018/02/mutual-of-j-two-os-wild-kingdom-birds.html
What can I say (or write)... that won't cause someone to write something nasty on one of my social media pages, even if what I wrote is innocuous or correct (i.e., factual or truthful)? I've ...
It's been a few months since my last book post , so I thought I'd share with you some of the books I've read since then. As per usual, I've listed the books alphabetically by author and included ...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/09/what-ive-been-reading-books-to-fall-in.html
"The economy, stupid. " Remember when even the whiff of adultery could ruin a man's chances of becoming president or could get him impeached? Ha ha ha. That's so 1990s. (Though I'm guessing i...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-only-reason-gop-would-dump-trump.html
Want to help keep Earth safe from aliens? (No, not the ones from Mexico! The ones from Outer Space!) Well, NASA has the job for you! Yes, boys and girls, if you have always dreamed of protect...
Breaking News: President* Donald Trump has fired White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, the former head of the Republican National Committee. In a move that should surprise no one, Trum...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/07/now-playing-on-wh-tv-throw-reince.html
If you were to compare the Trumps or the Trump administration to a 1960s sitcom or cartoon, which sitcom or cartoon characters would they be? F TROOP? THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES? HOGAN'S HEROES...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/07/if-trump-familyadministration-was-1960s.html
This seemed an appropriate post for hump day. Voila! The Costaud (or "beefy") corkscrew. No bottle can resist his charms! The spouse and I happened upon this humorous -- yet fully functio...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/07/putting-screw-back-in-corkscrew.html
Why do I think Jon Ossoff, the Democrat seeking to represent Georgia's 6th congressional district, will lose to Republican Karen Handel in today's special election, even though he's raised far ...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/06/why-jon-ossoff-and-democrats-will-lose.html
With the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, getting so much coverage in the news this week, you may have missed another big story out of the grea...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-right-to-bear-arms-but-not-bare.html
During the October 28, 1980, presidential debate between President Jimmy Carter and then presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Reagan famously called on Americans to ask themselves: > 'Are you...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/06/are-you-us-better-off-than-you-were-4.html
For those of you haven't yet seen a clip of yesterday's Trump Cabinet meeting , here's what Trump's Cabinet secretaries had to say about him... For those too busy or unable to watch the video,...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/06/meanwhile-at-trumps-cabinet-meeting.html
To those who think James Comey's testimony before Congress yesterday is going to make any difference -- as in move Congress a step closer to removing Donald Trump from office -- think again. ...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/06/forget-comey-trump-isnt-going-anywhere.html
So the other day I'm driving in the car with the spouse and the teenager when I realize we're listening to New Wave music from the 1980s. 'Are we listening to Pandora?' I asked. 'Nope,' they ...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/05/because-sometimes-you-need-80s-new-wave.html
The following conversation occurred shortly after leaving a Publix Supermarket the other day, where the spouse and I had gone together to pick up a few things for Memorial Day Weekend. As p...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/05/why-i-cant-take-spouse-to-supermarket.html
Yes, folks, it's time, once again, for another J-TWO-O Book Nook post. (Click the link to see previous book recommendations.) As per usual, I have listed books alphabetically by author. And I'...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/05/look-new-book-recommendations.html
If you happen to be in New York City between now and October 29th, I highly recommend you go to the New York Botanical Garden (in the Bronx) to see the CHIHULY exhibit (as well as the beautiful...
http://jtwoo.blogspot.com/2017/05/chihuly-at-new-york-botanical-garden.html