the doo, do’s and don’ts of dirt

Never mind a little dirt, if the goal is splendid! Fyodor Dostoevsky, author, The Adolescent (1875) I may be undoing … More

Rainy day training

Saturday was going to be a busy day of outside chores; next weekend we have a crew starting concrete and … More

One of my dearest friends and mentors is not himself these days. I mean to say, that the keen mind … More

If you consider gray hair or feeling random aches in one’s joints to be signs of age, Dexter, Comet and … More

A half-dozen round-trips to the sea thrilled a little boy today. For an old Senior Chief, training new Navy Officers … More

One of the pleasures that my dogs, Dexter and Comet, share with me, is eating. It is one reason that … More

Congratulating our daughter-in-law and son on the forthcoming birth of a baby girl! Our grandson is going to be a … More

I have no one to blame but myself for carrying an extra thirty pounds while hiking in Yosemite Valley. The … More

The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment. Marie Condo Years … More