Around this time of year, I start to daydream about nicer places to live. Officially, it was 106 degrees today. Unofficially, the thermome...

I wish I were more of a morning person. Summer has arrived with a vengeance and the only decent time to be out and about is right after su...

The dreaded white grubs have returned to our yard. Later in the Summer they will become June Bugs. Right now they are still in the larval ...

I finished this month's assignment for my writer's group this morning and turned it in. I've written some good things, as well...

I could write a book about the breakfast choices in my neighborhood. Every Friday morning for the past three months, I've been samplin...

Like many of you, I missed the Summer Solstice this year. It was yesterday. How did that happen? I thought the longest day of the year was...

I was invited to one of those business networking breakfasts this morning. In theory, these type of things seem like a good idea. A group ...

"Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm 64?" When I first heard these lyrics during the Sergeant Pepper su...

It was a slow day. I did what I normally do on slow days. I tried to tidy up loose ends. In retrospect, I should have just left well enoug...

Since I've never had children myself, Father's Day has always been pretty much of a non-event. Even when I was a kid, I can't ...

I think we are transitioning from the allergy season to the bug bite season. My allergies don't bother me nearly as much when I'm ...

The rent house was sold today. I signed all the papers this afternoon at the title company, turned over the keys to the new owners, and th...

The hailstorm last night was even worse than I thought. In the light of  day, Janet's Land Rover looked pretty well demolished. The hood...

The additional information requested by Fannie Mae was finally located and shipped off for review. Everyone seems to think that the buyer...

Today was a disaster. Things started out normally enough. I walked the dogs and ate breakfast. Then I made the mistake of turning on the c...

I found myself getting sidetracked today. There was plenty of regular work that needed to be done, but there always seemed to be something...

Dot and Dash had a big day today. In the morning, they got to romp around in the city's new 22 acre dog park and in the afternoon they...