Through the magic of the zoom lens, I can add another photograph to the body of
scientific evidence of the Loch Ness monster.
How terrifying it was! How we few tourists felt a chill to the bones at seeing that dark form moving silently through the waters at a speed that can only be described as leisurely. […]

I’ve had trouble knowing where to begin talking about the two Irish cities we’ve visited. The last time I was in Ireland was in the early 80’s, and it’s good to see that their economy now isn’t what it was then, when a passing Irishman noted me looking at a long line outside of a […]

Doesn’t it seem like death would be like leaving for a vacation? Or is it just like that when I do it?

I’ve known about this trip for half a year. I’ve been planning for it for months. I’ve been setting aside time from my job and taking care of all the necessary payments, details, paperwork […]

Sorry I haven’t been blogging much recently. Greg and I have a big trip that we’ve been planning for and as the day has gotten closer, the details have multiplied exponentially. But it’s just going to be a dandy trip — 10-day cruise to the British Isles with two days at the end in London […]

After this tense showdown, it’s nice to be able to report a cessation of hostilities with Romeo. And now we know why. This morning, I saw a big squirrel scuttling over the tree followed by another big squirrel followed by a smaller squirrel.
I was about to tell them that I run a nice place […]

This is one of those times where I’m going to be selfish with my blog and use it to earmark things that I’m going to want to get back to. But besides my shameless egoism, I recommend both of these — one long read and one short — as the kind of baseline knowledge that […]

All right, this time it wasn’t my fault. I wasn’t the trespasser, I was the trespassee.
I was sitting at the computer minding my own business last night when I heard a lot of panicky fluttering of wings upstairs.
Oh goody. There’s a bird in the stove again.

We’ve got a reproduction pot-bellied stove in the […]

Show biz people are so weird.
Bush and Putin are holding hands, making all kinds of plans.
Continuing the chummy exchanges that marked their discussions and dinner the evening before, the two smiled broadly when Bush arrived for the parade. As Bush lowered his umbrella, despite the rain, for a snapshot, Putin laughingly did the same. Putin […]

Okay, I’ve been almost completely staying away from the Michael Jackson case, because I almost completely don’t care. But just to let you know …

This is a mom that testified that she is absolutely fine with having her kids sleep in Michael Jackson’s bed. I’m sorry. I’m really not trying to be tacky, but […]

This is the time of the year when nature is really cranky. Romeo let us know about it.
At least I think it was The Squirrel Formerly Known as Romeo. Clementine flushed him out during end-of-day shutdown backyard check. And typical of her fine hunting blood, she didn’t care in the least that a big orange-y […]