I must have checked the mail five times before I realized it was Columbus Day. This is an invisible holiday. I almost always forget this day...

I always learn something new on my way to the gym. I was listening to an episode of This American Life where Julian Koenig's daughter wa...

It's time for the annual Dalmatian Rescue Golf Tournament again. Time flies. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. Rain is always a worry...

There is no truth anymore. It's gone. All we have left are carefully constructed narratives. Keep in mind that a narrative is just a sto...

It was a good day. It could have been a great day, but I'll settle for good. I was expecting the worst when we took Dash to the vet this...

I should have mowed the grass earlier. The heavy rains that caused the roof leak also caused the grass in the front yard to grow amazingly f...

My memory is shot. I was slowly plodding through my regular morning routine when I got a reminder notice on my phone saying that I had a den...

Another month has come and gone. It's getting harder and harder to give Dash his monthly heartworm pill. The pills are large and it is d...

My mind wanders at the gym. I think about things. What if disease and famine were meant to be part of our existence? Did we accidentally bec...

The unicorn has never been my spirit animal. I have always been a pragmatic, unemotional, and slightly cynical observer of life. When those ...

I got a text message this morning saying "Busy now. Please text me." I was immediately suspicious, since nobody sends me texts li...

Wow. What an ugly day. The hearings were hard to avoid. They were on every channel for the entire day. Dr. Ford was credible and her support...

Another day dominated by weather. We had to postpone our morning walk because of rain. I hate to do this because Dash becomes confused when ...

I spent an enormous amount of time trying to avoid doing anything of consequence today. I wrote a futile letter to the roofer, telling him a...

I'm fascinated by the new quick and easy meals I've discovered. I never heard of Cadence Gourmet before, but I'm going to rememb...

It was oddly comforting to discover that there was also a roof leak at the gym today. If this huge, well funded facility can't keep wate...

I woke up to an ominous dripping sound this morning. The roof was leaking. I guess if I had to have a leak, now would be the time. We've...