Four of West Virginia’s 55 counties have racetracks, including the ones immediately to our north and to our south. Head north to play the ponies, south if dogs are more your style. And each of the four tracks has video slot machines, governed by the state’s lottery commission.
Since neighboring states are also picking […]

OK, now I’m worried, big time.
We let the dogs out to go potty before bed, and Buddy decided he was going to join everyone else.  At first, BJ and I saw this as a positive sign; maybe his little kidneys are working after all.
Instead of doing his business, though, he went skulking under the deck.  […]

Buddy is sick again.
Just like last time, he’s burning up with fever, and he’s very listless.
One good sign, though, is that with some prodding, he will eat his dinner.
Ever since the big dog food scare, he’s been on a special diet.  We take about three chunks of canned dog food and some of the gravy, […]

Most of the members of my quartet were at Deloris’s birthday party today, and we spent some time talking about our CD.
The first pressing was a sell-out, so we’re in the process of getting some more made. We’re also seriously considering recording another, possibly one with Christmas music.
The summer performance season is picking up, […]

Finally, I can blog about this.
Today is BJ’s mother’s 80th birthday, and the three kids decided to throw her a surprise party.  A word of advice:  Don’t try this at home.
First,  planning a party for about 75-100 people without letting on to the guest of honor is a logistical nightmare.  While I was not directly […]

Back when I started working in radio in 1977 (yes, it really HAS been that long ago!), I was a DJ. For those of you not old enough to know what that means, I played records. Lots of records. Both 45s and LPs. Every day.

A lot of the stuff I was forced […]