We met Clyde today. He's a friendly, affectionate owner surrender who's probably still wondering what he's doing at a boarding k...

What a beautiful Fall day. The temperature was in the mid-60's when we went walking this morning. The smoke disappeared overnight and th...

The sky was exceptionally hazy today. When the sun rose on our morning walk, it was just a dull orange ball in the Eastern sky. Oddly, the a...

I learned how to use Zoom today. I'm still not sure why you would want to use this software. The application has well documented securit...

I guess it was inevitable. I can no longer use the old Blogger layout to write the blog. I kept switching back to the original legacy versio...

Zoom must be really popular. During the past month I have received a number of invitations to join Zoom meetings, conferences, or reunions. ...

Did I do anything at all today? It's hard to say. We certainly got an early enough start on the day. It was interesting to watch the sky...

Yay. I finally heard from my editor at Sky and Telescope today. It looks like my article about McDonald Observatory is going to be published...

Busy day. Any day with over 24,000 steps is a busy day in my book. I finally got caught up on a number of chores I've been trying to avo...

Hank and Luckie have left the building. Janet helped transport them to their new home in Austin today. We've already received pictures s...

I don't know about you, but I don't think I'll ever forget. I still remember the twin towers falling like it was yesterday. I wa...

Jacket weather has arrived. Our recent rain was accompanied by a cold front, bringing considerably cooler temperatures. This was the first t...

I've been wondering why our local gaggle of geese always hangs out on the East side of the lake now. They used to be all over the place....

The days are getting noticeably shorter now. We start our morning walks at the same time, but it's much darker now when we leave the hou...

It didn't seem like a holiday today. The park wasn't crowded at all. There were a few families having picnics, but I saw a few yeste...

I didn't sleep well last night. When I woke up at 4 AM, I went outside to look at the Moon and Mars. They were still close together, but...

No rain today. Luckily, it was still cloudy and cool. We had a nice walk before breakfast this morning, although the park was already filled...