Monthly Archives: August 2014

In Saturday’s cartoon, Mallard Fillmore says, I’m really getting old… I can remember when “We don’t even own a T.V. wasn’t a status symbol.” Andy and I don’t pay much attention to status symbols, but I can’t think of anyone … Continue reading →

When Andy was eating lunch yesterday he saw a flash of light out of the corner of his eye and heard a loud BOOM! He looked over and saw bark falling from the tall tree by the shed. There’s no … Continue reading →

Some of the wildflowers Andy planted last year have been coming up. Most of them don’t last long, but this plant has been going strong for six or eight weeks now. It seems to have flowers in the morning. But … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning Andy got a phone call from a “Certified Microsoft Technician”. The fellow said he knew we were having trouble with our PC, and he could fix our problems if we let him log on remotely. Andy thanked him … Continue reading →

With all the rain we’ve been having, we’ve gone from extreme drought to moderate drought. We’ll just have to see if it lasts. The drought won’t be lifted until we have enough winter precipitation to replenish the ground water, and … Continue reading →

Listen up Pollyannas of the world: A dose of pessimism may do you good. —Wall Street Journal, A Perfect Dose of Pessimism Amen to that, says this cheerful pessimist. A reasonable amount of pessimism encourages us to avoid excessive risks … Continue reading →

This ad took me by surprise. Well done! August 5, 2014  

Torben sent these pictures yesterday. Here’s Montana. And here’s Sammy lying under a bush to keep cool. Thank you, Torben! August 4, 2014  

One consequence of all the rain and greenery is the rabbits and elk are thriving. We see a lot of rabbits on the roads. When we were taking our walk one evening they mostly scurried off as soon as they … Continue reading →

Little new damage to the roads. There wasn’t much rain last night, and Andy says there was a just gentle drizzle up there today. Andy did take some pictures of our part of the road. This one is down towards … Continue reading →