All the Dalmatians seemed happy today. Hank was his usual exuberant self, chasing a red rubber ball around the room, but it was hard to tell...

It's time to retire the dehumidifier. It has been running almost continuously since we got it after we had the water leak under our foun...

I just noticed that the cicadas are gone. I don't hear them anymore on my daily walks. When did this happen? I'm trying to be more o...

Hank is a 50 pound puppy. You couldn't find a sweeter dog if you tried, but he knows nothing and tries to eat everything. We thought we...

Today was not your typical day. We went downtown to see the Dior show this afternoon. It's been a long time since either of us has been ...

I got my car safety inspected for another year. There is no window sticker anymore, but you still need to have the inspection done before yo...

I guess we're making progress. I got a bid on repairing the greenhouse today. The price seems reasonable, so we'll move ahead with t...

We went and met the new boy today. Rolly is a sweet four year old male who seemed like he'd been living on the streets for a while. He w...

24,000 steps today. Part of this total was spent up on the roof unclogging the pumps and clearing the water away. July was dry, but so far A...

I predicted this would happen. We had a brief heavy rain this morning and the roof is wet again. After weeks of pleading, the roofer still h...

The September issue of Spaceflight Magazine has finally arrived. Since I doubt if many of you subscribe to this British publication, I thoug...

The carpenter came over again to look at the greenhouse this morning. He asked me what I was trying to accomplish. Did I want a second offic...

We're going to McDonald Observatory. I finally became confident enough about the weather to make a reservation to spend the night on the...

I see some strange things when I'm walking in the park. Today I saw a guy riding a bicycle with his arm in a cast. You might not need bo...

It's nice to have Janet back again. Nine days is a long time to to go without talking to anyone. Actually I did talk to a few people dur...

The Internet is working again. I wasn't imagining things. There really was a problem. It turns out that the last time the fiber optic ca...

I did more grocery shopping than usual today. First I got the things I usually get on Saturdays and then I went to the stores where Janet sh...