In all things in life, there is a foreground and a background. Often what is happening in front of us is so prominent that it captures our attention and eclipses the backdrop that allows it to happen. While I create the words and pictures that become what you see, read, feel, and understand to be this weekly blog — behind the scene Nasha is the technical wizard who breathes life to it so it gets posted. This weekend she and Carlos are getting married. This is a toast to them — a moment to bring the beautiful background to the fore.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) officially begins this weekend — always on the second Sunday in March and ending on the first Sunday in November. Most of us learned the phrase, “spring forward, fall back” to remind us which way to adjust the clocks. Sunday at 2:00 a.m. we move clocks forward 1 hour. Changing watches and clocks is a small chore. Changing our internal clocks is trickier.

Feeling glum? The weather has been dreary with back-to-back rainy days. In spite of it all, the universe conspires to entertain us. There are signs challenging us or directing us to do or not do just about everything— some of them pretty sassy! So many signs assault us that we take them for granted and overlook them without even contemplating their messages. Here are some that caught my attention. Hope they entertain you as much as they did me.

Ever wonder where and when the concept of evil and the devil originated? Research suggests it began centuries ago when people were trying to cope with contagious illnesses. Infectious diseases were widespread long before germ theory was known. Plagues were devastating and no one could explain their origin. People believed in the evil eye, witches, and the devil (add a “d” to the word evil) as the cause of horrible suffering.

I’m never sure who enjoys pranks more, the prankster or the persons pranked. You decide as you read the ideas of fun that presidents of the United States have enjoyed. It's not every day that you get fooled by the nation's Prankster-in-Chief. I wonder how we would respond if we learned President Trump pulled any of these presidential pranks.