taking up smoking and other habits

I have no one else to blame for taking up smoking. Smoking meats on a grill (a pellet smoker) I … More

flagstone high

Last night’s slumber featured a greatest hits parade I only partly remember this morning. An old hippy snark said you … More

Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. James Herriot, author, “All Creatures Great and Small” James Herriot never met my dogs. Meaning … More

At some point in life, we all develop aches and pains even if we exercise all the time. It is … More

There’s a little store along the 101 in Encinitas, California that only yesterday became a favorite. And that is due … More

“She used to get mad over absolutely everything. I remember the time I knocked a Flintstones glass off the table … More

In a sermon today, we heard the parable of the rich guy whose objective was to build bigger barns to … More

When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press … More

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