Oddball Observations

  I was watching the weather channel yesterday with a little bit of suppressed glee. It was showing snowstorms in Indianapolis; Columbus, Oh...

In 1877, a mere 145 years ago, a young man named Thomas Edison introduced a new invention, the phonograph. He demonstrated it by playing a r...

  For William, and for all the rest of you. (By the way, Punxsatawney Phil reportedly  did see his shadow today and subsequently predicted s...

  Tomorrow (or today), February 2nd, is Groundhog Day. If you don't know, and how could you not, it's the day when a rodent called a...

  Okay, friends, neighbors, Gentle Readers and fellow gourmands. You asked for it. Judy made it Sunday and here's how it turned out. In ...

  Yesterday's clouds made a spectacular display in the sky. Whenever Judy or I see a sky like this we're reminded of Hoagy Carmichae...

Today the extremely overworked Catalyst takes the day off and turns Oddball over to his beloved Judy, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed.   A while ...