Mego: Easter and spring break don’t mix
I'm probably the only one who thinks that movable feasts, such as Easter, don't make a whole lot of sense. Supposedly, the current way the date is determined – the...
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Mego: ‘Tis a good day to celebrate spring, or buzzards, or beer
This is an auspicious day. It is, of course, the first day of spring. The sun is directly over the equator, dividing the day into equal parts of light and...
Mego: Changing the clocks for DST a colossal waste of time
I realize I'm in the minority, but I think that running around this Sunday morning, setting every gadget with a clock forward an hour is the dumbest waste of time...
Mego: These are bad times? Not if you look around Naperville
It's often fashionable, especially during election season, to claim the times are bad. That is, after all, how you encourage dissatisfaction and justify change. But I don't happen to believe...
Mego: Time to treat DuPage fairgrounds as valuable commodity
When I staffed a booth for the American Cancer Society at the Dupage County Fair, it became clear that people out having fun didn't want to think about the stuff...
Give yourself a break and resolve to make tiny changes this year
By now, you're probably in the process of making some New Year's resolutions. On Friday, you started the day asking yourself questions. How did I end up sleeping at Bob's...
Coal in your stocking – and basement – hard to imagine these days
In just a couple of days, it will be time for the children to hang their stockings by the chimney with care, once again decorating the mantle with one of...
While we can’t really change El Nino, we can change political climate
If you're having trouble getting into the holiday spirit, one reason might be El Nino. This periodic warming of the waters of the Pacific Ocean is the primary reason the...
Need holiday spirit? Tuba Christmas will do the trick
They say that Christmas is a family holiday. I don't know when your family plans to celebrate, but Saturday, Dec. 5, is the day when the tuba family celebrates, you...
Leave the leaves be, they’re nature’s way of providing fertilizer
There are many fall traditions. One of the more interesting will begin Monday, when truck-fulls of landscaping workers drive through some of our older neighborhoods for a couple of weeks,...