Greasing the Great Machine
Are you familiar with the concept of the butterfly effect? It is the idea that if a butterfly beats its wings in Sheboygan, a hurricane develops on the other side of the planet. The theory…
Twitchy dog legs
Houdini, our oldest dog, twitches in his sleep. He does it fairly regularly, no more than a few minutes apart, and he does it all night long. His favorite place to sleep is against our…
And now, book sorting ….
Success! We have gotten the one dusty room in the house (mostly) cleaned out. We can get into and out of it easily, things are (mostly) organized and sorted, and we’ve cleaned out a lot…
Into the breach once more….
So today, I’m finally feeling well again. Not totally perfect yet as I have a small cough that is refusing to leave. But I can breathe again, my appetite is back (I lost five pounds…
Looping Dreams of Madness
Yes, I’m not dead yet. You can’t get rid of me that easily. Last week were cleaning house and came across a rather dusty part of the house. Upon breathing in all that dust I…
Squirrels flaunting Sirocco’s authority with impunity!
Our youngest dog, Sirocco, patrols our yard to make sure no squirrels come down from the trees and inhabit it. He is quite diligent in his self-appointed duty. Often when we open the door to…
The obligatory Thanksgiving message
Today Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, the day we reflect on the good things in life, express our gratitude for said things, and stuff ourselves with so much food we fall into a Tryptophan-induced coma. I have…
Soda addiction
A while back, I had a chocolate addiction. I had it bad. I wanted chocolate 24 / 7. I wanted it while eating meals, I wanted it while working on the computer, I wanted it…
Some religious questions
Normally, I don’t discuss religion. I hold to the truth that there are four topics that are guaranteed to always start an argument – religion, politics, money, and sex. Not necessarily in that order. Just…
The importance of being patient
My wife has a lot of medical issues. We spent our first two anniversaries in the hospital due to her heart issues. Last night she was attacked by back pain. By this morning it had…