Sometimes retailers’ sense of timing confuses the dickens out of me.
Case in point: Our little portable electric heater gave out over the weekend, probably from overuse since we ran out of fuel oil back in January. So we decided to go get a new one because evenings here are still pretty cold.
What did […]

I’m getting really tired of this.
For the past several weeks, I’ve been channel surfing through the infomercials about colon cleansers and flip-flop ladders, looking up stuff on the internet I care nothing about, colon cleanser checking out new blogs (OK, that one IS fun), getting angry with myself, and tossing and turning until the TV […]

My cousin sent me this information in an email. It’s so important that I decided to post it here.
Remember The 1st Three Letters: S-T-R.
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She assured […]

As my regular readers know, I’m the youngest of five children. We are all very different people. Case in point: my two brothers.
Dave, my younger brother, has always been the daredevil. I could never get away with anything as a kid because Mom and Dad had already seen it from my […]

Spring Break is over, and it’s back to the classroom this afternoon.
In a way, I’m glad.  Now we push forward to those final research papers,  final exams — and summertime!
This has been a strange semester for a number of reasons.  First, it’s been awhile since I’ve done any teaching (aside from the two weeks before […]

BJ’s niece and her fiance were in from Cleveland for Easter, and they brought their two little three-month-old puppies with them.  I fell in love.
The male is about a week younger than the female, but he’s easily twice her size.  He’s a caramel and white Shi Tsu.  She’s a black and tan Yorkie.
What a couple […]

What are your plans for Easter?
BJ’s brother Johnny has invited us to come have dinner with his family, so we’re going there after church.  I’m also hoping to stop by at my brother’s house for a bit, but that might wait until Monday.  I haven’t seen the bloodhound puppies since they were newborn, and now […]

There’s a little gas station/convenience store about eight miles from here that has the BEST chili dogs in the world. It’s a mom and pop operation where you can fill up your tank, get your brakes fixed, engine tuned, and state inspection performed, and eat some really good food while you wait.
Papa’s the mechanic, […]

It’s official:  the parrot is a psychopath.
I went with BJ to physical therapy this afternoon, and we decided to indulge in a little shopping while we were out.  First, it was off to the bakery outlet store for some bread, then to WalMart for a few other grocery items.  And while we were at the […]

Well, we had our final choir practice tonight before the Easter Sunday cantata.  If you would have asked me a week ago about it, I would have put up a good front, but honestly, I was a little concerned.  Easter is SO early this year, and one of the side effects of that is less […]