Dot did a lot better during her first water therapy session than I expected. She doesn't like water and she doesn't like surprises...

Sometimes dealing with tech support is like Chinese water torture. I found myself locked out of my voicemail this morning and ended up spe...

It took forever to make an appointment with an appliance repairman to come out and fix the garbage disposal. After talking on the phone fo...

I helped Janet get her laptop ready for making a presentation on a big flat panel TV and was a bit surprised that I'd never tried to h...

It's hard to believe that it's been 44 years since we landed on the moon. I still remember those grainy pictures of Neil Armstrong...

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 ...