I'm always amazed at how terrible morning traffic is when I have to drive somewhere during rush hour. This morning's early morning...

I spent most of the day cleaning. Janet has to have surgery later this month and she wants the house spotless to reduce the risk of gettin...

I thought today might be a good day to renew my passport. It wasn't. Things have certainly changed a lot since the last time I renewed...

I'm tired. I mowed the grass, I went to the gym, I did some laundry, and I took Dash on two walks; all on very little sleep. Basically...

We thought we'd see if Dash would take a longer walk if we both walked him. That seemed to do the trick. Dash took a nice long walk wi...

I got up early this morning to take Janet down to Baylor for some tests. Every time I step inside a hospital, I realize why our health car...

I got a jury summons today. I've been hoping that they'd forget about me for one more year so I could finally be exempt from this ...

I'm thinking about going to see the solar eclipse this August. There's really no reason not to anymore. It's probably a little l...

I'm sleeping longer now. I guess that's a good thing. I wish the extra sleep left me filled with energy and motivation, but that...

The rat has vanished. When I went to set the rodent free this morning, it wasn't in the trap. How could this be? The trap was still cl...

I stayed busy today. There were several more trips to the storage warehouse. I don't know why I saved all the rugs, but they will be u...

Today almost seemed normal. In addition to my usual Saturday chores, I returned to Euless to pick up Dot's ashes. Since I don't ty...

We got up early this morning and took Dot on her final journey. For as long as we've had dogs, we've always wrapped them in their ...

More than anything else, this blog has been a chronicle of my love for two very special Dalmatians. One of those dogs left this earth at 7...

Every time Dot has a good day, I expect the next day to be even better. It doesn't work that way though. The whole process seems compl...

There were plumbers at the house today. The slow drains in the kitchen finally reached a point of no return and I had to do something abou...

Last night I thought we were near the end. When I took Dot outside to pee one last time around midnight, she threw up and then almost imme...