My annual physical went well. I'm definitely getting older, but it appears that I'm just as healthy as I was last year. The only mil...

I got my second of two Shingles shots today. I was a little late, but still well within the recommended time period. I was initially going t...

It was nice to get back to visiting the rescue Dalmatians. There was only a skeleton crew at the kennel and very few boarding dogs, but our ...

My Mom's been gone for so long that I can't even remember what we used to do on Mother's Day. I'd like to think we did somet...

Saturday is my day to observe the rest of the world. It's the only day I get in the car and go anywhere. Some things I see astonish me, ...

Fake news isn't limited to politics. If you try to fix a computer using online tips and suggestions, you will encounter an almost unlimi...

Oops. My second computer upgrade didn't go as smoothly as the first. I had to remove the battery to exchange the hard drive in my laptop...

The big event of the day was watching the Blue Angels do their flyover of Dallas. We walked Dawn a little later this morning, so we would be...

My article about McDonald Observatory is going to be published in an upcoming issue of Sky and Telescope. I received an acceptance letter fr...

I'm disappointed. My application for media accreditation to cover the Space X Demo-2 launch was denied. NASA was telling the truth when ...

I've decided it's time to face an emerging new reality. My comfortable analog world is gone. When virus fears eventually fade, a lot...

I finally heard from Sky and Telescope. Their message was similar to many business messages these days. Basically it said: "Sorry for t...

I got my stimulus money today. I noticed that the deposit was labeled as a tax refund by the IRS. Hmm. Does this mean that if I happen to ge...

I've been interested in astronomy for a long time. I'm certainly no expert, but I do know the basics. That's why I've been c...

You know what I said yesterday. Yep. Same thing today. Even by my admittedly low standards, this quarantine life is getting monotonous. The ...

20,000 step days are normal now. What else is there to do? I just keep walking. My plans to clean out the office are on hold for a while, si...

I have a feeling that three years from now we'll look back at our current situation as the most colossal overreaction in human history. ...