Don't ever get a white comforter if you have an old dog who likes to sleep on the bed. It's amazing how quickly this thing gets so...

I used to be an avid railfan. I liked to ride trains, read books about trains, hang out in hobby shops, and buy model trains. I built seve...

I'm glad I didn't wake up this morning with a message on my phone saying that a nuke was headed my way. It was all a mistake, but ...

Slow days can be dangerous. When I don't have much to do, I tend to update software. Lately, these updates come with a lot of rude surpr...

I thought the weatherman made a mistake this morning when he was predicting snow. The temperature was in the mid-50's and the skies we...

I had a surprisingly enjoyable meeting with my financial adviser today. I basically quit going to meetings when Dot got sick, so this was ...

Today was surprisingly normal. As a result, I got quite a bit done. We got started with a walk through the fog. I love foggy mornings. The...

Our power went out again this morning. This is the second time in less than a month that we've had a power outage. Just like the last ti...

I had the best of intentions to check out a couple of new gyms, but it turned out to be so much easier to just re-join the one I've be...

We didn't get a lot of sleep last night. Dash had diarrhea and kept wanting to go outside on an hourly basis. I don't think this h...

I tried to get caught up on things today, but had a hard time staying focused. For the first time in weeks I made some real progress on my...

It's not a good sign when your vet keeps saying "I'm so sorry" as he explains your dog's test results. The blood clot ...

I took down the Christmas tree today. For a moment I thought about just leaving it up for the rest of the year. I wasn't feeling nosta...

I think I'm becoming a wimp. We have had much colder winters, but this one seems to be getting the best of me. I just can't seem to ...

Dash seemed a bit out of sorts this morning. I felt the same way. Maybe I just can't handle alcohol anymore. Against all odds we manag...

The last day of the year turned out to be the coldest day of the year. I almost felt like going to the storage warehouse and retrieving th...

This is the time of year when TV stations create short retrospective tributes featuring famous people that have died during the past twelv...