Happy April everyone! I hope you didn't get fooled, or if you did that it was clever and fun, and not embarrassing or cruel. No fooling - it is definitely spring here. I have seen more and more buds blossom (or blossoms bud?) on trees and shrubs each day. There is a...

It's the last week of March and I forget if it's supposed to be lion-like or lamb-like, but whatever - I like it well enough. It's warming up, but not too much, and most importantly baseball season starts this week. Opening Day is arguably the best day of the season -...

Today is the last full day of winter with the vernal equinox occurring tomorrow, 20 March 2025 at 09:01 UTC (05:01 EDT, 02:01 PDT). As spring is springing, I'm starting plans for my garden and have already begun other yard work, clearing brush and branches that have...

It's starting to feel springlike around here, and while I prefer cooler temperatures, it's nice to be able to be outside without being bundled up or having to fire up the heater. I'm really getting into the swing of this retirement thing - definitely keeping myself...

Well, I hope you stocked up on Jack Daniel's. Let's just go straight to the puzzle. Name: Sum Time Grid size: 15x15 Entries: 72 Difficulty: Very Easy (my solve time: 5:42) "Sum Time" is a punny title for a fun theme that I'm not sure I've seen before. The themers are...

So I had every intention of completing this puzzle this morning, then spending a leisurely day working on the blog entry - not that it would take me all day, but I could work on it for a while, take a break, come back to it, etc. However, household chores and an...

Greetings! I thought it might be a good idea to have a pinned post that defines some of the specific and odd terms I use in writing up the weekly ClassiCanadian Crosswords blog. Let me know in the comments here (or in the comments for individual blog entries) about...

Well, it's time to update my bio on the blog page. As of today, I am officially retired from US government service. It's going to take a while for that to sink in, but I have a hunch when I wake up when I want to (or the cats want me to) on Monday, with no thoughts of...

We had a nice snowstorm last night, and the world outside my window looks like a winter wonderland. It's warming up, and rain is forecast later today, so it won't last long, but I'll enjoy it while it's there. In other news, the world continues to burn (well, at least...

The beat goes on. The weather got a bit milder (thankfully still seasonal) this past week, but we're about to get hit with several storms over the next few days. An ice storm is predicted for tomorrow, snow over the weekend, and another snowstorm likely next week. So...