The Elizabethan collar is a device created by the same guy who invented underwire bras and corsets. The cone shape collar is perfect for picking up signals from outer space. Comfort is not part of the deal. Do you remember Biff the dog singing the na na na thing to his friend because he […]
Snow in the dessert isn’t unheard of, but when is snows ALL morning, that is news worthy. The snow was beautiful and the quiet was deafening. We sat in the cozy house and watched the snow fall and answered the phone a lot. Friends from all across town kept calling to tell us it […]
Memories of my mom speak to me in February, her birthday month. She passed away in 1992 at the age of 84. Still, when something happens, significant or mundane, often my first thought is what will I tell mom. Some times I can see her smile and other times I see her shaking her head […]
It’s Rodeo time in the Old Pueblo, the Fiesta De Los Vaqueros has been a Tucson tradition for over ninety years. I was six years old when my family left Chicago and headed west. I grew up looking forward to the excitement of rodeo. The rodeo kicked off with the parade downtown on the third […]
So this is it, no more playful banter while Monty tries to read the sports page and I constantly interrupt with important issues from Ask Amy. The sections of the newspaper passed back and forth like a football over the cereal bowls. It is coming to an end. The letter arrived yesterday and it is […]
The Super Bowl is this weekend, get ready for some great commercials. When you watch of all those commercials is pays to remember, what you see isn’t always what you get. Watching a video on the making of TV commercials can be an eye opening experience. I can understand presenting food in the best […]
Life with a puppy, or are you smarter than a five month old? We keep reminding ourselves we only have to be smarter than a puppy, but when we finally turn out the lights at night we aren’t sure who won the day. The first few weeks of life with Miss Daisy our […]
Before 2018 ended, I carefully wrote 2019 on the first twenty checks in the check book. Twenty checks will last until September and by that time I should be used to 2019. I also made a trip to the Post Office and picked up several books of stamps because it annoys me to pay a […]
Our yard birds are always hungry so keeping the bird feeder stocked is a daily chore. Yesterday when I made my morning trip to the gardening shed, I got a little surprise. Being an old desert rat, I’m always careful to look around when I open the door to the shed and keep watch […]
Here we are in a new year, time to get organized. I’m not talking about straightening the kitchen junk drawer. Time to get serious about our password situation. I Googled passwords today and in 58 seconds there were over 3 million hits. How is that even possible? Where do you keep your passwords? In […]