The roofers came today and my trash got emptied. I'd call that a success. I probably didn't even need to go up on the roof to show...

It took a lot longer than I thought to get the new iPad ready to use. There ought to be a red big button at the start of the configuration...

I discovered some old birthday and Christmas gift cards in a drawer that I'd almost forgotten about and decided that this would be as ...

I voted. My vote will probably cancel your vote, but no hard feelings. That's just the way our system works. If my local precinct is a...

I picked up the watch I took in for repairs last week and exactly fifteen minutes after I returned home, the broken link they allegedly fi...

My Dad was an accomplished scientist. He wrote books and was well regarded by his peers. None of this prevented him from being sucked into...

Dash followed a path this morning we hadn't been down in years and all of the sudden it was like old times. It was a nice day and we e...

Today had its ups and downs. I was delighted to see a few Orionid meteors as I was walking Dash before dawn this morning. The light pollut...

What was Cardinal Dolan thinking when he invited Donald and Hillary to speak at the Al Smith dinner tonight? Somebody forgot to tell thes...

Another loose dog came after Dash today. I managed to stop the dog before any damage was done, but the incident made me mad. It's amaz...

When I started this blog, I wondered whether it was humanly possible to post something for 5000 consecutive days. I'm halfway there. I...

A lady from the sanitation department called me this morning. She listened politely as I explained the problems I've been having with ...

Today felt more like a work day. We got up early because Janet needed to go to the Dalmatian Rescue Golf Tournament. I spent most of the d...

I should move to rural America. I dread going out on weekends now. There are simply too many people in the city. The roads are crowded wit...

I'm confused. When I took Dot to the cancer center today, I was prepared for bad news. To me, Dot seems to be growing weaker. She stum...

I carefully filled the new garbage can today and took it out to the curb. I did my best to make sure that each black trash bag wasn't ...

We started Dot on the Tramadol pills today. She didn't initially seem any stronger, but she was awake and active for longer periods of...