I embarrassed my son this weekend. We stopped at his usual Starbucks and I ordered a medium hot chocolate. I was informed by the guy at the cash register that they did not have anything medium. I needed to order a Grande. And the next...
There is a flat toad on the street in front of my home. I checked our begonia basket to see if it is “our” toad. All summer we have had a toad hide in our begonia basket each day. In the evening it jumps out...
I talked to a man today who told me he was in the “Slow Leak Business.” It seemed that I had a slow leak in my left rear tire, so I had gone to the “Slow Leak Man.” Sure enough he told the truth. Thirty...
I just now passed a church marquee with the message, “Thank God no matter what happens.” Really?! I could not disagree with anything more strongly. Thank God for 9/11? Thank God for my neighbor’s child who died because she was struck by a bullet from...
Recently the president of the Seattle NAACP was scandalized because it was revealed she wasn’t black. She had been pretending. I honestly do not know why this was so awful. Why can’t someone pretend to be what they want to be? I have been pretending...
We’ve a bumper crop of acorns this year. I can’t recall an autumn with more. As my dog and I were walking this afternoon I never gave it a thought as we traversed the terrain under a wonderful shady oak. And then it happened. Right...
I’m sitting here looking at a bonsai elm tree. I realize bonsaiing is an ancient art that produces some beautiful plants, but I could not help myself from feeling sorry for this tiny elm tree. It was supposed to be 50 feet tall and make...
My neighbors across the street have a very nice granite pillar for their mailbox and sure enough there is moss growing only on the north side of the pillar. It makes one want to confirm the old survival rule about moss growing only on the...
Mark Twain said, “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.” If you haven’t seen it yet go to You Tube and search for bulldog vs. bears. There you will see Jules, a twenty...
Skid marks were all that was left. A tow truck had taken away the car and a crew had cleaned up all the shards of broken glass. As time goes by rain and snow and traffic will wear away the black stains. Not all skid...