old dog n’ new media

Something a little different for today. Testing out a comic strip creator, Pixton and Kerouac quotes from the Goodreads site. … More

almost-Routine Saturday

I realized that it has been a little while since the three of us (Dexter, Comet and me) have gone … More

rocky ambitions

Some time ago, years in fact, I started to plan landscaping that would mature about the time I retired. Perhaps … More

Aromatherapy

Dog people know it is a trade-off when you share a home with pets. I do not mean to imply that you give up completely, but people with pets that shed hair like mine do, set a different bar for “clean”.

writing, is to writers

Reading. Blogging. Writing. Walking. Sleeping. While the hole(s) in my abdomen heal, and the antibiotics kill off a stubborn infection, my routine has completely upended from what I have been doing for years.

A walk in the park

Several of my neighbors and co-workers who have dogs, are enjoying the health benefits of walking their canine pals. Andrew Weil is one of many experts who say, if you want to get regular exercise, get a dog. Healthy dogs, people and neighborhoods seem to be naturally linked.

of all the things I have lost

Over the past three months, with illness as a kickstart, and a properly focused and healthy eating regimine, and then surgery, I have lost weight.

humor heals

Life happens. I went into the hospital two weeks ago last Sunday and for a week I have been recuperating … More