Today was consumed with the minutiae of everyday life. Everywhere I turned there were nagging little details that refused to be resolved. ...

I got on the phone this morning and literally begged the appliance repair folks to expedite the shipment of the part needed to get my wash...

Yay! We've got power again. The repair crew arrived in the neighborhood while Janet and I were returning from our Sunday morning walk ...

I usually get things backwards on Labor Day. Instead of a day of rest, it's usually a day of labor for me. Since there was a huge down...

I washed the windows today. This wouldn't be a big deal if the house wasn't made almost entirely of glass. There are large windows...

It was one of those prematurely early Spring days that brought everyone outside. The dog park was absolutely packed. Dash was intimidated ...

I took my car to the car wash today. Janet likes clean dogs, but it's a clean car that does it for me. The old Defender looks almost n...

I am finding it much more difficult to de-construct a life than it was to construct it in the first place. I've been trying, with some...

I was watching PBS while eating breakfast this morning and happened to catch this program about how eating the right foods could prevent a...

The Casino Party went well last night. Sometimes we get a crowd that seems very reticent about gambling. They'll bet one chip at a tim...

The dogs got a nice outing at the dog park this morning. When we returned home, I settled down for a long afternoon of chores. I'm so fa...

Our weekly trip to the dog park was the high point of the day. After we returned and had a little lunch, it was non-stop chores. I went to H...

Everything seems to be falling apart lately. Today I discovered that the final spin cycle on the washing machine doesn't work anymore. A...

Last night's Casino Party went well. We were able to raise some money to help the Dalmatians and everybody had a good time. The most sur...

Our Casino Party last night was held at a restaurant called Seňor Jalapeño. I'd never heard of this restaurant before and probably won...

On Sundays I try to attack the big pile of unopened mail and useless paper that still clutters my office. Once again, I managed to fill one ...