Corner Pieces

We got a package from FedEx! I think. A "Door Tag" was left on our door about a week ago. It had the words "Pick Up noom h...

So, a few things have happened since I last posted.  I’ll catch you up.  Jill went to the City of Austin, doing similar social working stuff...

I enjoy a good bagel.  I'm not ashamed to admit that.  I especially enjoy a good "everything" bagel.  And when I say good, I...

Real estate signs occasionally stray from "For Sale" to "New Price", "Open House", "I'm Gorgeous ...

The twins are driving!  ish.  They took driver's ed last year and then were required to do an additional 116.3 hours of "Behind the...

Two fantastic new signs of aging.  Yay. First, my ankle started clicking.  Certainly, assorted body parts have clicked, groaned, growled, ...

Sometimes, it's good to be an American!  No, I am not veering off into Trump territory here.  Just stay with me. I teach each summer...

So, my last blog entry was November 4, 2016.  All six of you may have wondered why it has been so long since my last entry.  At least some o...

I do understand it's been a long long time since I've posted.  The world is both completely absurd and not funny, all at the same ti...

My doctor quit me.  He didn't even have the decency to break up with me on his own. I turned 50 some months ago.  I have been putting ...

I realized today that I take pictures on my iPhone and generally don't do anything with them.  Occasionally I will send something to be ...

My twelve-year-old Camry keeps plugging along.  Cammy (yes, I understand that's not a very original name, but she picked it herself) is ...

I'm trying.  I really am.  I realize that I could be on the verge of being a grumpy old dude who doesn't want to interact with anyon...

To my friends and family who are starting to possibly maybe kinda sorta think about voting for Donald Trump.  Don't.  I say this as a fr...

  So, I'm shopping at my local H-E-B in Austin, Texas.  I walk down the aisle with school supplies, charcoal and magazines.  I just h...

Son of a fish!!! The murderous stripey fish is no longer in the tank.  There are only three possible explanations: 1) this was his pla...

Jill pulled off the perfect surprise party for my 50th birthday this past Saturday.  I was blown away!  Both by the scope of her plans and t...

OK - you remember all of that stuff I wrote about the fish murders, and how it was attributable to a broken pump? All wrong.  We were al...

     Here's a heartwarming story!  Toddlers are shooting themselves and others at a rate of about one a week. As you can imag...

I haven't given my heart to many social media (medias?).  I am on Facebook, but not very much.  I think I might have signed up for Twi...

The carnage is over.  There have been no additional fish homicides in the last month.  The tank is safe again.  [Video - four fish swimmin...