It was a little chilly this morning but it certainly was a beautiful day. It was hard to believe how nasty the weather has been for the past...

The arboretum got hit pretty hard during the big freeze. I don't know why I thought this place would be exempt from all the carnage, but...

I must have forgotten the letter B at the grocery store yesterday. I had to go back to the store this morning for blueberries and beer. I di...

Is it just me, or have simple things become more difficult in recent years? My ambitions are modest and my expectations are low, but it is b...

After months and months of watching the seasons slowly change, it seemed weird to be plunged back into darkness again. There was an artifi...

It was a normal Sunday. The dogs got a more leisurely walk than they do on weekdays. We had bacon and eggs with biscuits for breakfast, wh...

We're making progress. Dot walked in the underwater treadmill without her special harness for the first time today. Dash managed to ke...

I enjoy going to the vet with Dot on Thursdays. It gives me a chance to talk with some real people instead of just sending e-mails back an...

I was a model of efficiency today. I got up at 6 AM and walked Dash in the dark. Less than an hour later, I was eating breakfast at my fav...

Dot looks like a football. Her back has been shaved and right in the middle is a huge eight inch incision that is held together with fifte...

Some days are so vanilla that I have trouble remembering what I actually did at the end of the day. I certainly was busy today, but nothin...

Dot had her first acupuncture appointment today. I wasn't expecting much, since Dot is generally terrified of going to the vet anyway,...

My expensive car repair certainly didn't amount to much. The Defender is already back in the shop. This time it didn't even make i...

The leaf blower made its first appearance today. It was a warm and windy day and it seemed like the thing to do. The leaves wanted to blow...

It was another day that started out cold and ended up surprisingly warm. That's fine by me. All's well that ends well, as far as I...

I had another MRI today. The massive MRI scanners are fascinating. The technology works because our bodies are largely made of water. The ...

It's amazing what a difference a little sunlight can make. While none of yesterday's problems have been resolved, today still seemed...