I finally tried to remove the brown water leak stains in the ceiling this morning. I've done this before and I tried not to make the sam...

Dawn seemed sad today. I could hear her crying in the bedroom ocassionally. We are getting along fine, but I've never seen a dog so depe...

I was busy with correspondence today. I wrote the dehumidifier company and tried to explain why the warranty replacement unit they sent was ...

I've been going back and forth all day about going to Florida. The indulgent side of my brain would like to go, but the practical side t...

As we were driving between Midland and Odessa on Monday, it never crossed my mind that this long, flat stretch of highway would become the s...

I talked with two vets today. One was very pessimistic about Dot's future while the other was slightly optimistic. I guess the differe...

The long awaited SXSW Cookbook arrived in today's mail. The book was printed in China, which might explain why it took so long to be p...

Every time I see the devastation that tornadoes can create, I am grateful that Dallas has been spared. We live in an area where tornadoes ...

With life returning to normal, I decided to use some of my free time to get a haircut. I should have gotten a haircut over a month ago, si...

The Defender isn't exactly filling me with confidence. The engine vibration seems just as bad, or even worse, than it was before I too...

Sometime I wonder how people with small children cope with all the uncertainties that come along with the inevitable childhood illnesses a...

The saddest thing about today's bombing of the Boston Marathon is that these horrific events are no longer surprising. Bombings, schoo...

Klout has been monkeying around with its algorithm again. My score went from 48 to 64 overnight. I can't put much credence in this new...

Whenever I turn on the TV lately, it's hard to tell whether I'm looking at Wisconsin or the Middle East. People are angry everywhere...