It's a sad day in Dallas. I learned about the shootings just before I went to bed last night and watched the unfolding carnage on TV f...

I thought the plumber would only be here about five minutes. I mean, how long could it take to tighten a few loose bolts? I was wrong agai...

I wonder why it is so hard to take a dog's blood pressure? Dot's physical therapy vet tried to get a good reading today and didn...

Independence Day ended as it began, with a horrendous thunderstorm that lasted for the rest of the night. I didn't get much sleep. Dot...

My favorite Fourth of July memories took place in Alaska. I lived there when I was growing up and there was a magic about the place that c...

. I forget things. I watered the Wax Myrtle tree in the front yard, but left the hose running for hours because I'd forgotten about it...

Sign of the times. When I went to the bank this morning, I noticed that they had replaced some of the teller windows with ATM machines. Th...

Vet appointments are taking longer and longer. A procedure that used to take thirty to forty-five minutes took us three hours today. Part ...

If I told you that there was a blog that only talked about eating breakfast, dog poop, and the hidden dangers of globalism, would you read...

Do you feel like you are inundated with an onslaught of spam and phishing scams? I do. Everyday my inbox is filled with e-mail spam and bo...

They say if you don't like the weather in Texas, just wait five minutes. I can see where that saying came from today. We got an early ...

When I picked up my tape recorder at the repair shop, it occurred to me that I hadn't picked the best time to restore and refurbish my...

I got an REI gift card for my birthday, so I stopped by the store on my way to the gym today and got a jacket. Did I need a jacket in June...

Janet asked me whether I'd ever heard of GoPro cameras the other day and of course I answered "Oh sure, I've had one for year...

I was surprisingly upbeat today. While the pundits on the morning TV shows were talking doom and gloom as a result of yesterday's Brex...

I wrote a letter to my Luddite sister today. There's something oddly satisfying about writing a letter on paper, putting a stamp on th...

It doesn't really take that much to turn a bad day into a good day. Basically, I was faced with the same old grind, but Dot had more e...