Flannel Gridlock
When the going gets cold, the tough break out the flannel. In my case I went hard core, pulling out the flannel pajamas AND sheets a la flannel. With the weather as cold as it has been lately, the...
A Venthog Is Born
Yes, we used to think the Sweathogs were bad! Now there is a much bigger force to be reckoned with those days in these parts! Watch out for the nefarious VENTHOG! What exactly is a “venthog&...
Snowman Season!
Christmas decorations and music are so incredibly beautiful during the month of December. Isn’t it strange how they become so hideous and garish come January until the next December? No, tha...
A Thank You Note to Mom? Really?
Don’t know about you, but by the time Christmas is over, I’m exhausted, depleted, done. But there was still another chore to do. So it was time, time for Sam to write some thank you note...
A Christmas Blunder for the Ages
Some dear friends have an adorable eight-month-old daughter named Grace, so for Christmas I got her some multi-colored stacking toys and a couple of Christmas board books. It was all innocent, I swe...
New Year, Day 2
So how it is so far for you, this 2014 thing? Well, here’s my first blog entry of the new year. Oh, the pressure of it all, to have something to say that is truly interesting for othe...
"Ride ’em, Christmas Cowboy" PLUS a Christmas Miracle
The piece linked below is in the current issue of Robious Corridor Magazine. However, as many of you know, my main squeeze Cowboy is no longer living with us. Not longer after the submiss...
Merry Christmas from the "Real" Santa!
Ah, what a relief! Time to write a blog entry again — WOO HOO! That to me is the best gift of all! Christmas Day is here, and it all got done. Well, not really but hopefully most ...