Thinking Out Loud

It’s still April fool’s day.

And that reminds me

Things my brother taught me Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been scanning some old photos, and I came across a picture of my son that begged for a little touchup. Notice the resemblance to that famous director? Read the rest of this entry »

I am not a gardener. I do not have a green thumb.

I’d like to have those luscious, dark green, leafy, healthy plants I see in almost everyone’s house.

About every three months, I have to buy a new patch of plants. I water them often, but not so much that you could say over-watering. I place them in direct or indirect sunlight – whatever it says on the little tags that come with them. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m taking a break from raking dog poo off the lawn.

My dog only does his business on my lawn. There’s a nice park across the street where we play frisbee, but under no circumstances does he consider it the proper place to poop, and he will actually stop playing mid-stride to run home.

The other day, this happened. Bandit grabbed the frisbee, took off running to the yard. “Gotta go,” I thought to myself. “What’s wrong with all this lovely dead brown grass here? The other dogs do it here!” Read the rest of this entry »