farmers almanac

Not to be confused with the Farmer's Almanac, which is the new kid on the block compared to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the Old Farmer's Almanac has, according to their website, been at this weather prediction game since 1792 (230 years).

I think how we prefer our Thanksgiving bird is also a bit of commentary on how shallow society can be at times.

Toward the end of every year, we get multiple groups and publications coming out with their predictions on what kind of weather we'll be experiencing over the next few months.

Another headline I considered was "Stuff You Notice When You're Quarantined And Bored," but I thought it was too abstract. My neighbor wasn't fond of it either when I yelled it to him for approval over the backyard fence. Might be the mask.

Not to be confused with the Farmer's Almanac, which is the new kid on the block compared to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the Old Farmer's Almanac has, according to their website, been at this weather prediction game since 1792 (229 years). The Farmer's Almanac is the relative newcomer, publishing their first almanac in 1818, the year Illinois became a state.

Whenever I think about the weather predictions offered up annually in the Old Farmer's Almanac, I think about a piece I read years ago that said something to the effect of their forecasting being to meteorology what astrology is to astronomy.

I often see posts on social media that begin with something like this: "TIL that..." For those who don't know, the letters T-I-L mean "Today I Learned." Well, YIL (yesterday I learned) about snow fleas. Because they're in my backyard, and probably yours, too.

As if 2020 hasn't been creepy enough, this Halloween brings a lunar rarity.

I know what you're saying. "Why, that just can't be right! When has it ever been both cold and snowy in Rockford during the winter?" Stunning as it seems, we do sometimes get both.

Beware of black cats under the special lunar phenom this Friday.