It's weird. Last year on September 3rd, I took a picture of a dragonfly. I haven't been able to capture one since. These critters ...

How did I go from being curious about everything to being irritated at everything? It all happened pretty quickly. Today, I was particular...

We have become the bad back family. It goes without saying that Dot has the worst problems. Neurological damage resulting from a ruptured ...

I hurt my back lifting Dot into the car today. I don't think I did any serious damage, but it was a reminder that I'm not getting ...

I wish we'd discovered something more definitive about Dash today. The vet agreed that he wasn't moving his rear legs normally, bu...

Don't you hate it when a warning light comes on in the car and you're not in a position to do anything about it? You just keep dri...

Sunday is when we try to restore some sense of order the the shambles that has taken over our house. Janet took up all Dot's traction ...

I feel bad about not doing more for Dot's birthday. We're all getting old and tired. I know Dot is at least 16 years old and may e...

Nothing went smoothly today. This morning, the cancer center called and canceled Dot's afternoon appointment. Oddly, they called me le...

I ran a bunch of small errands today. Nothing I did was absolutely necessary, but it gave me something to do. I got some astringent at the...

Two vet visits down. One to go. Remind me to never schedule three vet visits in a single week again. Dot takes so long to get ready and no...

I can't honestly say that Dot got a clean bill of health today at her annual physical exam, but the vet was amazed that she's doin...

The weather seems more like October than August. The Fall rainy season usually coincides with the State Fair of Texas, but it seems like w...

Janet's birthday dinner was a few days late, but it was still very nice. We went to Knife, a new steakhouse in the neighborhood that h...

In an ideal world, I'd get up early on Saturday and have all my shopping done before 11 AM. It just makes sense to get your chores don...

I was going to take Janet out for a birthday dinner this evening, but there was a horrendous rainstorm and both dogs were freaking out. We...

I keep getting e-mail messages from companies trying to convince me to automate my house. Why? If I got one of those fancy WiFi door locks...