I'm still getting used to the new normal. Lots of people were walking their dogs in the park today. There were more people without dogs ...

I'm glad I went to the gym yesterday. I got an e-mail this morning saying that they were closing until further notice. Stores are closin...

I'm glad my gym was still open this morning. There were a few additional signs about wiping down the machines after use, but just about ...

I took a final walk around the mountain early this morning before saying goodby to a place I'd grown to love. Birds were starting to sin...

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...