Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

Yes, Dear Readers, just when you thought things couldn't get any crazier, I note that today is  Go Armed to Starbucks Day . From the li...

I have some other things to get done before I head to work this morning, so how about a collection of the latest odd signs and useful clip ...

Those of you who have been longtime readers of this blog have learned a lot of quasi-interesting things about ol' Bilbo, one of which i...

Miss America . Miss USA . Miss Universe . Miss Black America . Miss Asian America . Miss Native American . There's a beauty pageant for...

Yesterday we spent the day at the King's Dominion amusement park with our local grandchildren, and got home quite late, thanks to the h...

I've often wondered what it is about shoes that makes some people crazy. There are women, for example, who can't have enough pair...

Welcome to August ... The State Department closed 21 embassies and consulates and issued a global travel alert on Friday, warning that a...

In the last two days, I've told you two stories about my misadventures in France. Today, we'll look at the third and last of my exp...

Yesterday I told the story of how my friend Horst and I enlisted the aid of a tank in order to locate a car rental agency in France. Today,...

This post was suggested by a comment my blogging friend Fiona made on her Facebook page yesterday about receiving a phone call - from Fran...