A television show from my youth featured two bachelors living together in an apartment. One was fastidiously neat and somewhat … More
Author: Eric Saretsky
Drive up window
Happiness turned to disappointment this morning at the Starbucks drive thru. The Malamute in the car ahead of us was … More
serial killer
I turned off the living room television where Sheri had apparently dozed off streaming the first few seasons of NCIS. … More
Cold remedies include VaporRub and NCIS reruns
Semi-retirement is not dull. On summer days we do not work, I take the dogs early for a walk around … More
Creature comforts
The dog which I gave Gabapentin for joint pain up to a few weeks ago, seems to have no mobility … More
jealousy may kill the dog
Kitty has reason now not just to torment Dexter but to hate him. Curiosity, the parable says killed the cat, … More
Brighter June gloom
A typical early June morning in San Diego arrives with an overcast we call “the June gloom”. A bewitching (Bewitched) … More
bees, birds and stone tortoises
A running joke between two married couples (all close friends) goes something like this: the husband saved my marriage. The … More
ἀγάπη fest
One of the most misunderstood words in the modern world is “love”. To some, the word conjures up an appreciation … More