It's definitely Friday the 13. We're currently under a tornado alert and we just learned that McDonald Observatory is being closed b...

Today was basically a free day with no star parties or tours, so I decided to drive down to Marfa and look around. I drove south to Alpine a...

Today was amazing. Nothing went according to plan, but I managed to come up with a new plan that was much better. My tour guide shift was ov...

I'm starting to feel like I live here. Life has settled into a routine. You don't miss meals at the Astronomer's Lodge. The food...

My first star party is in the books. I managed to keep my telescope pointed at the right star cluster for the entire evening. Everyone seeme...

I made it to McDonald Observatory. but it is a very It's a long drive to West Texas. I purposely made the trip on a Sunday because traff...

Adoption fail. I think we've got ourselves a dog. Dawn had a major panic attack on the way to the kennel this afternoon. She was shiver...

I think I figured out a way that my Facebook readers can still see the blog. I created a new Facebook Group called Some Assembly Required an...

I managed to fix the furnace by myself and didn't need the HVAC guys after all. I did need an electrician though. I bought a new securit...

Talk about irony. The last sentence of last night's blog post read "Life is full of surprises." Two minutes after I added that...

I had a lot of little errands to run today. I finished everything on my list but don't feel that I accomplished much. Oh, well. I guess ...

We were pleased to discover that Lord found a home this weekend. Since Janet and I are still fostering Dawn, that leaves only three Dalmatia...

Today was busy. I kept moving and ended up with 22,000 steps. I didn't feel as tired at the gym this morning and did surprisingly well o...

Having an extra day in February always seems kind of weird. Of course, February is a weird month anyway since it is so short. I kind of wish...

Maybe we're going to have an early Spring. Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow this year. Just saying. There are other signs as ...

I had an interesting evening under the stars tonight. It was kind of a dress rehearsal for my stay at McDonald Observatory. It's been so...

It was really cold this morning. We thought Dawn might like to wear Dot's winter hat on her walk. Dawn wasn't so sure. She gave us o...