I had to cancel Dot's acupuncture appointment today because of the bad weather we're having. Actually, I had to cancel pretty much...

I've been watching the news coverage of the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma this afternoon. Unbelievable! This was the ve...

Everything is back to normal now. We took Dot and Dash to the dog park, where they had a grand time wandering around off-leash and taking ...

Sometimes when I listen to all the workmen tramping around up on the roof, I start thinking of myself as a job creator. By putting on a ne...

It was a busy day. The roofers woke us up with a lot of banging and pounding over our head. It's clear that roofers get off to an earl...

We got lucky. There was a tremendous amount of rain and hail last night, but we didn't get hit by a tornado. Several nearby towns were...

The roofers came out today to measure things and get all the wires, cables, and sump pumps off the roof before they started preparations f...

I'm fond of rituals. Every morning, I get up and make the bed with military precision. I switch out the backup hard drive on my comput...

I'm not usually blown away by YouTube videos, but when I saw a weightless Chris Hadfield singing his own adaptation of David Bowie...

I should have paid more attention to my Mom when I had the chance. It's way too late now. Both my parents have been dead for many year...

I took Janet to the airport today. It used to be that I traveled more than she did, but now it's the other way around. I rarely leave ...

There were a lot of strange people at breakfast this morning. At a table in the back were a group of men dressed in neatly pressed olive g...

It's ironic. For many years, I've driven rugged, go-anywhere 4-wheel drive vehicles and yet I'm still reluctant to take my car...

I got one of those birthday reminder messages on Facebook this morning. I'm sure you all get them too. The birthday boy used to be my ...

Today was a succession of small errands. I went to the post office. I went to the pharmacy. I went to Janet's dentist several times to d...

I began the long and probably fruitless task of trying to get the two dangerous dogs removed from the neighborhood by writing a letter to ...

Why do people bring aggressive dogs to a dog park? Why do these same types of people keep aggressive dogs in a quiet neighborhood with sma...