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You may not be paying any attention to us, since last month we called October the month "when the weather gets nice." And then, just before the month started, along came Hurricane Helene, and many of our neighbors, especially to the west, are still digging out and trying to recover.... read more →

We're running a few days late this month, so you might have begun to think you weren't going to get a lecture about the upcoming month. You're not that lucky. Brace yourself for... September! We'll start with the puzzle that's been confusing people for more than 2,000 years: It's the... read more →

Or at least, it feels like the hottest. If you doubt that, wait and see. We're sorry if you're sick of the Romans, especially after hearing about this past month, named for Julius. But bear with us for a moment. Octavian, as he was known in his youth, was adopted... read more →

Here we go again. Prepare to be amazed by a bunch of stuff -- both trivial and important -- about the month that will soon be bearing down upon us, if you can see it coming through all those heat waves rising off the road. Here we go: Quintilis --... read more →

We hope you've been enjoying our in-depth reports on the months of the year. And if you haven't, we apologize because we've already written this one, which is a startling exposé of the month coming up. June. What can be said of it? More than you might think. The Start... read more →

Yikes! We let April 15 slip right by us! We hope you didn't, else the taxman will be coming for you! And we've already done the month of April, so we're thinking we may move on to the next one. May we? As is usual with these timely monthly investigations,... read more →

Last month, we riffed on the name of March -- since that month was coming up. But while it's still going on, we've had enough of March now, so let's look ahead to April. And rather than dig into the name, we'll share some trivia that you can use to... read more →