I went to Home Depot while Janet was watching Dot to stock up on furnace filters, drain cleaners, plungers, light bulbs and other mundane ...

We have scheduled Dot for surgery. This was and will remain a very tough decision. Dot is an old dog. She doesn't know this however. H...

The days are starting to run together. I get up at 4 AM to take Dot out to pee. I go back to sleep again for a few hours. I walk Dash. Jan...

I got a call from an old friend this morning, asking if I'd like to work with him on a new business proposal. It was kind of therapeut...

The hardest thing about caring for a sick dog is that they don't understand what's going on. Even in her weakened and very comprom...

If I were starting a blog today I would probably title it What New Kind of Hell Is This instead of Some Assembly Required . The current t...

How many dogs have a vet who is nice enough to make house-calls? I was delighted this morning when Dot's regular vet called and asked ...

After viewing Dot's MRI scans with the neurologist this morning, it became painfully clear why she is having problems. Several spinal ...

After a long day of evaluations and tests, Dot is resting quietly tonight at a veterinary specialty hospital in Lewisville, Texas. Why one...

Dot suffered a serious setback today. The day started normally enough. Both dogs went out in the back yard to pee right after they woke up...

Today was busy. I finished two new articles and sent them off to their destination. I removed some out-of-date items from a client's w...

Today was an exercise in futility. I wanted to boot my computer from an external drive so I could use a defragmentation application to cle...

Today was absolutely gorgeous. With clear skies and 75 degree temperatures, it was hard to believe it was February. When we were coming ho...

I discovered today that I can use the physical therapy room at the gym on Sunday because the physical therapy staff doesn't work on we...

I've noticed that I get a lot better response to these posts when there's some sort of point to the day. You guys like an adventur...

Today was consumed with the minutiae of everyday life. Everywhere I turned there were nagging little details that refused to be resolved. ...

Today was one of those days where I wish I was sitting in front of a roaring fire, sipping a cup of hot chocolate as I read a good book. I...