I got a letter in the mail from the local social security office today reminding me that I was approaching full retirement age and suggest...

I spent the day getting unsatisfactory answers to some very reasonable questions. How long has it been since you called someone and found ...

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...

I saw a dead possum in the neighbor's yard while I was mowing the grass this morning. I wonder what killed it? It didn't look like...

Sometimes I wonder what is going to happen on Day 2000, or Day 5000. On any given day, what I write is trivial, but I keep on writing for ...

The day started out well. We had a nice walk this morning and there were even patches of blue sky, instead of the predicted rain. I had a ...

We all keep getting healthier. Dot had dental x-rays today and got years of tartar removed from her teeth. There were no abscesses and no ...

Medicine gives my life structure. The doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, and technicians have become my equivalent of co-workers. I'...

I got up early to walk the dogs before Dash's 8:30 AM vet appointment. Although the skies looked dark and foreboding during the entire...

It was not an eventful day. It rained sporadically, but not nearly as much as I expected. Janet ignored the holiday and went in to work. I...

On my way to the gym on Sunday, I often listen to the TED Radio Hour in the car. The show starts at 2 PM, and by coincidence, that's u...

Most of the neighborhood cats have learned to avoid our yard. Dot and Dash love to chase cats. There hasn't been a cat in the yard for...

I would have preferred to sleep in this morning, but Dot had other ideas. When Dash and I didn't get up immediately, she started barki...

I think one of my clients has fired me. They haven't told me yet, but I see all the signs. The workload has slowed down. I'm start...

Dash got a birthday treat today. We returned to our Wednesday evening training class for the first time this year. Dash was so excited to ...

Today wasn't bad at all. My photo shoot went well. I never really know what to expect when I'm photographing animals, but these gu...

Today was a typical Monday. Everything was disorganized. Things got delayed, or in many cases, they never happened at all. Dash's rout...