Don’t misunderstand me. Because I tend to use blogging as an emotional outlet, one gets the impression that I’m unhappy.  Actually, that couldn’t be further from the truth these days.  Sure, the depression demon has taken its toll on me through the years, but I can tell you I’m happier than I ever have been [...]

This is the second time we’ve had this particular type of visitor.  Randy has had to do rescues twice now.  The first time, I had already gone on my morning jog when Randy took one of these bad boys down to the pond less than a block away.  I participated yesterday in the mission and [...]

It’s the most dreaded time in Texas for me.  Summer.  This year has been very different, though.  We’ve had rain and lots of it, along with cooler temperatures.  It’s really unusual and a most welcome gift. I hate the heat, watching everything around me turn brown, and hearing how the lakes are drying up every [...]

While we’re on the subject of vices, mine specifically, there’s one in particular that I’ve always had a hard time with. I’ll learn and feel like I’m doing better, then suddenly someone’s situation turns me greener than Shrek with jealousy.  It’s about as silly as Shrek (although I DO love him), but more importantly, envy [...]

Two of these days were paid time off even!  Music courtesy of Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble from the album “Music for the Native Americans.”  The song is “Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song).”  My apologies in advance if this loads slowly for you.  I had made a smaller version but my captions were [...]