Mike Keeler

Mike Keeler: Back in Daylight Spending Time

As we move into Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is daylight. Ben Franklin’s original idea was a good one. He reasoned that if we turned...

MIKE KEELER: Who Are We REALLY Celebrating?

On President’s Day weekend, it’s nice to know there are some things we can all...

MIKE KEELER: Oh Deer!!

Here in North America, we’re all familiar with white-tailed deer, and we can easily distinguish...

MIKE KEELER: A Little Medicine For These Troubled Times

There is only one sport played by people that wasn’t invented by humans. That sport...

MIKE KEELER: Some Surprising History Behind America’s Thanksgiving Bird

We head to Thanksgiving. But first! Let's head back to France, and the year 913. At...

MIKE KEELER: We Have No Idea Where The Road Will Lead . . .

OK, we’re past Halloween and into November, so NOW you’re allowed to start thinking about the holidays. And you’re probably short of gifting ideas....

MIKE KEELER: Good Gourd!

OK, we’re coming up on Halloween. Time to head to the nursery and buy some harvest decorations. And a good time to weigh in...

MIKE KEELER: A … Maze … Ing … Or Not!

One of the great things about the Internet is that marketing claims don't have to be defensible. For example, just google up the phrase,...

MIKE KEELER: Attention Paraskevidekatriaphobiacs: It’s Worse Than You Think . . .

As I alluded to last week, the Gregorian calendar was first rolled out in 1582, and was fully adopted by Europe in 1752. In...

Welcome To The Most Conflicted Holiday on The Calendar

The trouble starts with the very name of the thing, to wit, there never was an explorer named Christopher Columbus. He may have been...

MIKE KEELER: “Lorem Ipsum Doler Sit Amet”

This morning’s blog isn’t finished, it’s just a draft. If it were final, it wouldn’t contain the well-known phrase, "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,...