Things didn't go exactly as planned today. My blood test took forever. The clinic wanted me to fill out new paperwork. Why? "I...

Dot walked down to the end of our alley and back this morning. It was a very short walk, but it was a big step. We're making progress....

Pokémon GO must really be a thing. I've started seeing a huge increase in the number of kids wandering aimlessly around the park while...

I discovered today that one of my own clients was blocking me for sending spam. Am I a spammer? Definitely not. Do I share an mail server ...

For the first time ever I thought that today's morning walk might be Dot's last. The day started normally enough. The dogs ate the...

I like big, round numbers like 2400. I'm only 100 days away from the halfway point of this journey. I wonder if I'll be able to co...

I didn't pick a good day to clean the roof. This morning, the skies were clear and it looked like a typical July day. By mid afternoon...

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...