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To celebrate our birthdays, the Girl Child and I were planning a mother-daughter outing. In our exuberance, we exchanged our girls’ night out to a girls’ weekend…
I believe in a variant of Karma. It is like the Biblical “you reap what your sow.” I believe we cause our own problems and in most…
My Bride Management and I just got back from a day at the boat. Those of you who have dogs know how gleefully a dog greets a…
I have been attempting to teach my dog Hobo to chase squirrels. The best way to do this would be to shoot squirrels (AKA tree rats) for…
This past weekend I was in the presence of lifelong family friends as we gathered to say our last good-byes to our loved one. It was a…
Oh, by gosh, by golly! It’s time for mistletoe and holly. It’s time to write this folly, that must be fun and jolly. Years ago, in a…
I never really know what to expect when we declare a vacation week. Undoubtedly time will be spent with the grandbrats. Generally we live to tell about…
My Bride Management and I just celebrated 35 years of marital bliss. After all that time she still accuses me of having a continuous affair with my…
I tell myself every year that I need to pace myself and set deadlines to get certain Christmasy things done so we can enjoy the season. I…
A few weeks ago I was going home and I noticed a crew with a crane at the old microwave tower. That tower has been a…
Camping, Damping and Glamping
To celebrate our birthdays, the Girl Child and I were planning a mother-daughter outing. In our exuberance, we exchanged our girls’ night out to a girls’ weekend…
Raccoons, Washing Rocks & Cheap Chicks?
I believe in a variant of Karma. It is like the Biblical “you reap what your sow.” I believe we cause our own problems and in most…
Hobo, A Ten Year Supply of Beer and A Tent Full of Leakes
My Bride Management and I just got back from a day at the boat. Those of you who have dogs know how gleefully a dog greets a…
Dropping Squirrels, Hobo and Grappling with a Grapple Hook
I have been attempting to teach my dog Hobo to chase squirrels. The best way to do this would be to shoot squirrels (AKA tree rats) for…
In Memory of Arnold Tharpe
This past weekend I was in the presence of lifelong family friends as we gathered to say our last good-byes to our loved one. It was a…
Fearless, Reckless, Dauntless and …
Oh, by gosh, by golly! It’s time for mistletoe and holly. It’s time to write this folly, that must be fun and jolly. Years ago, in a…
Vacation, Camping & Let’s Make a Deal
I never really know what to expect when we declare a vacation week. Undoubtedly time will be spent with the grandbrats. Generally we live to tell about…
First Loves, Bee Swarms & 99 Projects
My Bride Management and I just celebrated 35 years of marital bliss. After all that time she still accuses me of having a continuous affair with my…
And Fa La La La To You Too!
I tell myself every year that I need to pace myself and set deadlines to get certain Christmasy things done so we can enjoy the season. I…
Microwave Towers, Likker Sickels and First Class Walking
A few weeks ago I was going home and I noticed a crew with a crane at the old microwave tower. That tower has been a…
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