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

Dash had another seizure this morning. A bad one. I had almost convinced myself that these seizures were a thing of the past. Until today,...

I had to give Dot the Heimlich maneuver today. She eats her food so fast that she occasionally chokes on it. This has happened before and ...

I'm starting to realize why I enjoy going to the gym. My body gets the activity it needs without the irritation that typically comes w...

It's been raining for two solid days and I haven't gone up on the roof once. There's still a lot of water up there, but I'...

Rain isn't nearly as frustrating when your roof doesn't leak. Although it rained most of the day, I was no longer filled with my u...

I'm a little apprehensive about flying into the San Francisco airport these days. I'm even more apprehensive about being selected...

Timing is everything. The best time to eat breakfast at my favorite restaurant is 9 AM. All the work slaves have left for the office and t...

Dot's weather predicting nose told her that there was rain in the vicinity today and she made sure that I was properly warned. It neve...

It's a good thing that most of my chores were inside today, because it was way too hot outdoors. Even though we got started at 7 AM, t...

Times have certainly changed. I can remember when an oil change meant thumbing through dog-eared car magazines in the the threadbare lobby...

I've already learned a few things by going to the gym. Most importantly, I've learned that I'm not in nearly as good shape as ...

I woke up this morning to a quiet house. Janet likes to walk the dogs on weekends and she had taken them on a morning walk before I'd ...

Today evaporated in a sea of small chores. I didn't do anything important, but whatever I did seemed to occupy the entire day. As proo...

If there's a fancy looking egg on my plate, it must be Friday. I'm simple minded this way. I'd like some clearly defined event...

The best Fourth of July I can remember was in 1976. This was the year we celebrated the country's Bicentennial. I was returning from V...

There was a package of socks on my front porch this morning. It says a lot that I'd rather buy something as utilitarian and easy to fi...