It rained a lot today. I tried to avoid getting wet, but there weren't a lot of breaks in the weather. I tried something different for b...

I don't know why I never thought of this before. I started looking for observatories near Dallas and found more than I expected. Most of...

I've given up on predicting the weather. I thought it was supposed to be warm and sunny, just like yesterday. Nope. I woke up to fog and...

No white Christmas here. It actually felt more like the first day of Spring. With temperatures in the mid-70's, I was able to wear short...

It was a very quiet day. I was going to watch one episode of The Expanse per day during this holiday week, but I've already completely f...

I got my shingles shot today. Well, I got the first of two shots anyway. I really wasn't planning to do this now, but my pharmacy had th...

Today seemed longer than usual. Janet got up early to go to the airport and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I watched the early morning...

Today is the shortest day of the year. Even though the day was overcast and short, it was pleasant. We had an early Christmas dinner this ev...

I'm trying to expand my horizons. I went to a different part of town and tried a German restaurant for breakfast. The place was crowded ...

I got my first call for volunteers from McDonald Observatory. They need help during Spring Break. Hmmm. Do I really want to go out there dur...

I went and signed up at my pharmacy for a shingles shot today. My doctor has been urging me to get this vaccine for a long time, but it has ...

Yay. Another article has been accepted for publication by SpaceFlight Magazine. The editor liked the story I submitted about visiting Michou...

We had a nice visit with the Dalmatians today. It was so cold that we spent most of our time inside. This was fine with the dogs. As soon as...

I wonder why strawberry prices have doubled? They look exactly the same and they're still grown somewhere in Mexico. I usually don't...

Santa has left the building. Another year of Santa Paws events is complete. I think Dalmatian Rescue did pretty well this year. All our cust...

I went looking for a Christmas ham this morning. The hams at the little smokehouse where I got last year's ham were ridiculously expensi...

Life has returned to normal. I was up on the roof, wondering why there was still so much water even though it hasn't rained for several ...