I walked into the local feed store to purchase some wild bird seed last week, and was greeted by dozens of birds that were decidedly not of the wild variety. The annual spring shipments of chicks and ducklings had arrived, ready…

It would be hard to find an American who is not familiar with the game show, Jeopardy, which has been on TV in some form since 1964.  It started with a unique format that has continued to this day.  The answers…

The Chicago River is officially green, flowing with colored dye, a strange tradition if ever I’ve heard one. Shamrocks are adorning lapels, pots of gold are showing up at doorsteps, and bars are planning for busy nights.  Somewhere I’m sure party…

Driving through the evergreen forests of New Hampshire on an afternoon in early spring, we were wrapped in a green blanket.  Thick stands of evergreens- spruce, fir, hemlock, and pine– lined both roadsides of Route 2, the highway that spans that…