I got my first call for volunteers from McDonald Observatory. They need help during Spring Break. Hmmm. Do I really want to go out there dur...

Dash got a good report today. His blood pressure is normal. His liver enzyme levels have improved. Actually, his entire CBC blood panel look...

Apparently, there are younger people who belong to my gym after all. When I arrived this morning, there were about fifty people I'd neve...

Traditions die hard. I continue getting cupcakes at Sprinkles and a small orchid in a pot every Valentine's Day. I've been doing thi...

I knew this day would come. Dash couldn't walk today. I would lift him up and get him started and then he would just slump to the ground...

An incontinent dog who can barely walk with explosive diarrhea is not a good combination. Needless to say, we didn't get a lot of sleep ...

It's come to this. Dash can't remember where to pee anymore and I can't remember what day it is. When I let Dash outside to pee ...

Winter is here. It was all about the weather today. The wind was blowing so hard that it felt much colder than it actually was. Even though ...

Did I make any progress today? It's hard to tell. I'm sitting in a chair that stays upright, but it's just a loaner chair. My ow...

Today was just a placeholder connecting yesterday to tomorrow. Not a lot happened. As I often do on uneventful days, I worried about Dash. I...

Cold rain. Leaking roof. Incontinent dog. Put these ingredients together and you've got the basis for a sad country song. Basically, tod...

Since there is still rain in the forecast for Christmas, I thought I'd get the roof as ready as I could. I went to the hardware store an...

I found myself driving all over town today in search of a Christmas ham. When I went to my favorite smokehouse, the guy behind the counter g...

I had a brief moment of panic this morning when I looked at the weather forecast and saw that there was a chance of rain tomorrow. Where wer...

I don't actually know anybody at the gym. There are a lot of familiar faces though. I see the same people almost every week. They are p...

Another long day. Dash continues to lose control of his bodily functions. It didn't surprise me that he pooped while he was sleeping las...

Some days are a total loss. When I woke up this morning, I discovered that the roof was leaking again. This was a new wrinkle because typica...