Godspeed Dash. I'll see you on the other side. As Janet and I prepared to say our final goodbyes, I couldn't help but think that we...

Weather reports can be frustrating. Ever since I woke up this morning I've been waiting for the monster storm with baseball sized hail t...

I like round numbers. 3400 seems reasonably close to 3500 and 3500 makes 4000 seem possible. I still don't know if I can reach my goal o...

Watching Notre Dame burn left me with an uneasy feeling that civilization itself was coming to an end. Paris has always been my favorite cit...

Dash had a lot more friends than I realized. I was overwhelmed as condolences poured in from around the world yesterday. Thanks to all of yo...

We lost Dash today. He passed away around 11 AM this morning. We knew Dash was sick when we took him to the vet this morning, but we fully e...

Today was tough. Dash refused to eat or drink today. Not eating is bad enough, but not drinking is even worse. Dogs that refuse to drink wat...

Every year around this time I get an e-mail from GoDaddy asking me to confirm the contact settings for a domain that isn't mine. Every y...

I wish we could get Dash eating normally again. All the changes we've had to make to keep him eating are causing havoc with his digestiv...

I mowed the grass for the first time this year. I had to mow twice because the weeds were overpowering the mower. One pass took care of the ...

I had my semi-annual physical today. The doctor ran all the usual tests and seemed pleased with the results. A nurse got a blood sample so t...

I stopped by REI on the way to the gym this morning. I had a coupon for 20% off anything in the store, plus my annual REI dividend. This was...

Lots of rain today. I picked a terrible time to go grocery shopping. It was overcast when I entered the store. When I was ready to leave, it...

I got up early this morning so I could walk Dash while it was still nice and cool outside. This seemed to help. Dash was still shaky on his ...

I'm glad I never had a parent with Alzheimer's to take care of. Now that Dash is showing signs of dementia, it's easy to see wha...

I should have learned by now that there is little to be gained by looking up symptoms and side effects on the Internet. Dash got a Covenia s...

And just like that, Google+ was gone. I thought the last day was going to be today, but I guess it was actually yesterday. Everything I post...