You know you’ve been sitting at the computer for far too long when…
Your legs go to sleep, or you see a sight like this one on the floor in front of you:

That’s Ginger, passed out on a pillow that fell off the edge of the couch. She’s lying there, waiting for me to call […]

I’ve been made aware of an organization that provides inspirational videos, free of charge, to kids. It’s called Car Angel (www.carangel.com). This non-profit uses the proceeds it collects from people who donate cars and other items to produce and distribute these videos to kids and teens, and so far, they’ve given out about […]

So here we are, at the very end of another year, and inevitably, thoughts turn to making some resolutions.
As a rule, I don’t make new year’s resolutions, not because I don’t see things about myself that I need to work on a little bit (or, in some cases, a lot!), but because I always feel […]

I realized something today that made me sad — and a wee bit angry.
BJ and I were on our way to physical therapy this afternoon when we drove past a restaurant that has been a huge part of the community for many years. The owner died about two years ago, and everybody misses him. […]

I wasn’t shocked, but I was deeply saddened to hear this morning of yet another political assassination.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto knew her life was in extreme danger when she returned from exile to her homeland in October.  Extremists tried to kill her on the very day she arrived.  While she escaped injury then, […]

Happy Kwanzaa!  Happy Boxer Day!
Here it is, early in the morning on the day after Christmas, and I’m just about ready to settle in for that long winter’s nap.
We spent the day between BJ’s two brothers’ houses.  First stop was at JR’s (you remember him — he’s the electrician), where we had a big turkey […]

It’s certainly been an interesting year.
When I lost my job back in February, I had no idea what blogging even was.  I knew it was something you could see somewhere on the internet, and I knew my neighbor Marisa was involved in it somehow, but that was about it.
Since then, I’ve gotten to know some […]

I, for one, am eagerly awaiting the end of the writers’ strike.
When did they start calling reruns “encore performances”?  I hate it!!  Oh, sure, I understand how and why bean counters and paper pushers can and do spin everything under the sun, but c’mon!  I’ve already seen this episode seven times.  It’s a rerun.
A&E is […]

Tomorrow will be a day that might just make me break a promise I made to myself years ago.
I detest movie theaters and swore I would never go to another one. Either the kids are running up and down the aisles screaming, or the big hair lady with way too much perfume sits […]

Thanks, Pat!
Our camping neighbor sends us cookies for Christmas every year, and they arrived via UPS this morning.
Pat and her husband Mike are wonderful people.  When Auntie Pat comes to visit the pups, she always has her pockets full of treats.  Buddy has a hard time warming up to people he doesn’t know well, but […]