Monthly Archives: May 2015

I have a cold, and I’m grateful. 🙂 Why grateful? Because I started having headaches and stabbing pains around and in my left eye last week. Pains in the eye were one of the things I was supposed to tell … Continue reading →

Dilbert Cartoon: A fellow comes up to Dilbert and says, So, Dilbert, what else are you working on lately? Dilbert answers, I’d rather not say because you have a habit of misinterpreting everything you hear and then bad-mouthing it later. … Continue reading →

One of Andy’s pear trees was killed by fire blight: So he took it out. And replaced it with a new one that is supposed to be fire-blight resistant. As usual, there are all sorts of things that can kill … Continue reading →

Even though tammy and I get excited when it rains, not everyone shares our sentiments. Click here to see Shyla’s reaction. Thanks KB! 🙂 (The above picture was Photoshopped from this photo at APlaceToLoveDogs.com.) May 8, 2015  

We had a bit more rain, but it’s almost the time when things start drying out and we need to worry about fires. We don’t have enough big trees to have as an intense a fire as we did in … Continue reading →

Yes, we did have some rain. It was great sleeping weather, and Andy tossed out some more grass seed in the hopes it would sprout before things dry out again. Hope springs eternal! May 6, 2015  

People have known for years that not only do our moods affect our body language, but our body language affects our moods. See for instance Yet Another Reason to Watch Your Body Language: It Can Make You Happier Amy Cuddy … Continue reading →

Many U. S. schools have stopped teaching cursive writing. Do you think they will eventually simplify spelling too? Do you think there might be some advantage to that? May 4, 2015  

One of the great things about being retired is we don’t have to dress to meet other people’s expectations — not that Andy ever did! The last piece of new clothing I bought was this T-shirt I’ve already written about: … Continue reading →

When I was exploring the other day, I came across this book. I bought the Kindle version just because of the cover. I’m a sucker for self-portraits by cartoonists — they tend not to be minimalists, but more of the … Continue reading →