What a difference a day makes. The weather this morning was beautiful. A rare Summer cold front swept away yesterday's dust and cooled t...

The weather was full of surprises today. I was expecting our morning walk to be hot, but there was a nice breeze. Actually it was quite wind...

I managed to fix the furnace by myself and didn't need the HVAC guys after all. I did need an electrician though. I bought a new securit...

Talk about irony. The last sentence of last night's blog post read "Life is full of surprises." Two minutes after I added that...

I used to go for years without seeing the dentist. Now, I never miss an appointment. Every six months a dental hygienist cleans my teeth and...

Every once in a while I go to a restaurant that I thought was terrible just to see if it got any better. Today I went to a place that I reme...

24,000 steps today. Part of this total was spent up on the roof unclogging the pumps and clearing the water away. July was dry, but so far A...

I predicted this would happen. We had a brief heavy rain this morning and the roof is wet again. After weeks of pleading, the roofer still h...

The September issue of Spaceflight Magazine has finally arrived. Since I doubt if many of you subscribe to this British publication, I thoug...

I was determined to give Dash a walk this morning. I kept watching the weather radar and eventually I saw what looked like a temporary break...

The weather has cooled down a bit. The small difference in temperature made a big difference for Dash and I. There was a nice breeze and for...

I think I'm getting used to the heat. The temperature was only 95 degrees today and it actually seemed cool. Janet didn't have to wo...

It's going to be a long Summer. I tried to get up early this morning, but Dash and I didn't make it out the door until 7 AM. This wa...

It was 111 degrees at our house today. Yikes. That's only two degrees away from the all time record for Dallas. Any way you look at it, ...

I didn't see the roofer today, but I did get a visit from the electrician. I'd almost forgotten that I'd called the electrician....

The "Service Required" light has come on in my car again. There's nothing wrong with the car. It runs fine. The light is progr...

The walls are looking pretty bare. The art shippers arrived today, packed up the pictures, and took them away. I hope I don't regret thi...