Happy Cephalopods Week

 Happy Cephalopods Week

I get a kick out of holidays, especially offbeat, unique ones. I mean, how often do you have the chance to celebrate cephalopods? If you’re like us, you’ve never feted the eight-plus-armed species. Well, here’s your chance!

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Good Grief, Charlie Brown! “Peanuts” is 75!

Good Grief, Charlie Brown!  “Peanuts” is 75!

I was a comic strip fan when I was a kid, and “Peanuts” was always a favorite. I’d grab the Worcester Telegram (there was also an evening paper way back then, the Evening Gazette) and bypass all the boring bits… headlines, sports, obits (my Mom’s favorite). I’d get right to the good stuff… the comics section.

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