I know this is not the hottest summer on record. It's seems that way though. How did I survive all those other hot summers? As the tempe...

Our summer heat wave continues. It got up to 102 degrees today and there wasn't a cloud in sight. It was already in the mid-80's whe...

Life has returned to normal. At least I hope it has. Janet returned this evening and Dawn was overjoyed. I think she got back just in the ni...

When I went out to water the lawn early this morning I could already tell that it was going to be too hot for a walk in the park. Dawn and I...

Another uneventful day. I think it's impossible for me to get eight hours of sleep. When I go to bed earlier, I wake up earlier. Somewhe...

It's hard to believe that it's already the last day of June. Where has this year gone? It feels more of a survival year than a year ...

No early start today. Dawn and I slept in again. I was glad to be back on a regular schedule, but my long walk was warmer this morning. My d...

I woke up early this morning, so I got up and ate my breakfast before getting Dawn out of bed. I think I woke up so early because I went to ...

We didn't make much progress today. Dawn didn't want to come out to the kitchen to eat and I had to take her meals back to the bedro...

Dawn seems a little calmer today. She still doesn't want to leave the safety of the bedroom, but she will come out to the kitchen to eat...

Dawn and I made it through the first day OK. She was reluctant to eat her breakfast this morning, but finally decided she was hungry when I ...

Our first vacation day has gone pretty well. Dawn is never a happy camper when Janet isn't around, but she did all the important things ...

The time before 10 AM is very valuable in the summer. It's just about the only time you can get anything done outside. The best time of ...

Home Depot is still trying to deliver me a second dishwasher. This is getting ridiculous. I got another call this morning from someone askin...

Today was another day when the temperature determined everything. I just don't handle the heat very well any more. The day started as us...

I had trouble getting up this morning. I guess I stayed up too late finishing my blog post after the birthday celebrations. When we took our...

Another trip around the sun. I'm 74 now. I'm definitely feeling a little worse for wear.  I'm still hanging in there though. I w...