We have just experienced the most perfect weather ever for a 4th of July. I am starting to believe that climate change is going to make me very rich. I see on the national weather map the horrendous heat and vicious storms resulting from the...
I passed a real estate sign today that read, “Home For Sale.” Really? Do the children come with the purchase? What about the dog? Or maybe Mom comes with the house as a bonus! Now if the sign read, “House For Sale” it would be...
His name was Joseph, the same as Jesus’ dad. I wonder if his friends called him Joe? His surname was Caiaphas and it was his misfortune to be the high priest the night Jesus was hauled in for trial. His father-in-law was Annas, an ex-high-priest...
What’s in your wallet? I can assure you what is not in my wallet – the American Express Centurion card. First of all you have to be invited. Next you have to pay a $7,500 initiation fee and then pay an annual fee of $2,500. ...
We have a super abundance of rabbits this summer. Each evening while walking the dog we are sure to see three or four. We probably miss seeing an equal amount because we have noticed the classic rabbit strategy for supposed safety. They freeze. Once they...
I gained twenty pounds today. Really. I am so depressed. Our bathroom scale broke so we bought a new one. When I stepped on it I found out I was twenty pounds heavier than I thought I was. This ranks up there with one of...
We have this marvelous banquet table under our birdfeeder. It is rare not to have company. Yesterday I was watching two rabbits, three chipmunks, two blue jays, one cardinal and four sparrows all on (not around) the table at the same time. Thinking that I...
Today we went to Bed Bath and Beyond shopping for a wedding present. I must confess after being involved with a hundred or more weddings through the years I am not very good at picking out good presents. I saw what I thought was a...
Monday’s New Yorker Cartoon features a man walking with five Fitbits on each arm. He says to the woman walking with him, “People pay me to put steps on their Fitbits.” Just as we cannot exercise for another we cannot diet for another. We cannot...
My eyes were dilated this morning for my yearly exam. As I left the office I was given a pair of throwaway sunglasses. I was stupid. I didn’t put them on and walked out the front door. It was a clear day. Ouch. The power...