Tag Archives: clocks

Moments Don’t Come Back

Posted on December 31, 2022 by swabby429

Today is the end of the week, the end of the month, and the end of the year. Tomorrow begins a new week, a new month, and a new year. We can hang a new calendar on the wall and … Continue reading →

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Good Times …Floral Friday

Posted on March 11, 2022 by swabby429

Today’s Floral Friday serves double duty: 1. To show off some vintage clocks with arrangements. 2. To remind U.S. residents that this weekend, Daylight Savings Time begins in most states. DST officially begins at 2:00 AM Sunday morning in most … Continue reading →

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Something About Time

Posted on March 14, 2021 by swabby429

The Daylight Savings Time weekends usually trigger some armchair philosophizing about the concept of time. I go about from room to room setting the clocks that do not automatically set themselves with the control signal from WWVB in Colorado. I … Continue reading →

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A Few Odd Observations

Posted on January 15, 2014 by swabby429

I enjoy watching my fellow passengers whenever I decide to use an airliner to travel somewhere.  I wonder if they are feeling nonchalant or putting on an act about their attitudes about flying.  Consider that we’re at the mercy of … Continue reading →

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Huygens Finds Titan

Posted on March 25, 2013 by swabby429

Tick Tock Tick Tock Titan…  Alliteration is fun to use as a memory aid or just to bring a smile. In this case, the man who invented the mechanism for pendulum regulated time pieces is the same gentleman who discovered … Continue reading →

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