Sometimes simple things can take forever. I was trying to add some software to my laptop that was already on my desktop computer. I've h...

I got a letter from the Editor at Sky & Telescope today saying that the magazine was interested in my proposal for an article about the ...

Today was busy. I changed our destination in West Texas from Alpine to Fort Davis. Fort Davis is much closer to the observatory and I wasn...

This was the first day I haven't walked in quite a while. There just wasn't time. I had quite a few things I needed to do before we ...

I saw three fire trucks, an ambulance, and the fire department rescue boat converge on the lake as I was walking today. Someone must have dr...

All the grocery stores seem to be replacing cashiers with self-checkout stations. When I was shopping this morning there were only two cashi...

I see a lot of families at the new neighborhood restaurant. I'm amazed that even little babies seem to know how to use iPhones and table...

The new dehumidifier arrived today. It seems to be working fine although the humidity is about the same as it was before. We'll see how ...

It rained this morning. The temperature was noticeably cooler and I should have taken my morning walk as soon as I got up, but of course I d...

When I was walking this morning an old guy on a bicycle pulled over and started giving me advice on being out in the sun. His advice basical...

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...