Phil’s Blogs

Hanging outside my window at the office is the biggest icicle I have ever seen.  I’m guessing it is about four feet long and good six inches thick at its base.  It has been there since December, a silent companion;  sturdy, majestic, and especially...

Who knew a few months ago that we would spend a year, at least, of our lives living and communicating from behind masks.  And haven’t they changed as the year has dragged on?? In the early days of the pandemic our masks were bland and ordinary, usually of the...

I’ve always wondered how a box of Kleenex works.  How does one tissue stick to the next and yet is able to let go when it gets outside the box?  I’m guessing it’s based on how they are folded in the box, but I’m not discounting the possibility of some kind...