Monthly Archives: January 2020

Human minds were designed to make stories to explain what the world is like. Sometimes those stories work, sometimes they don’t. Some railroad laborers who had never seen golf were working near a course one morning. They were intrigued by … Continue reading →

This article suggests some questions to ask other people to get to know them better. I think they’re also great questions to ask ourselves to tune into what’s going on in our lives. What excites you right now? What are … Continue reading →

I’ve been sorting through old papers and came across this piece. It’s old, and I don’t know where the credit should go, but I can understand why I saved it. At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in … Continue reading →

When Andy came home last night he said, Good News. I’m still alive and the Christmas tree is back in the attic. I won’t argue with that! He would have taken the tree down when we were all up there … Continue reading →

Sleeping and looking at the scenery isn’t enough to occupy the pups on long car trips. So to keep them from amusing themselves by tearing things up, the bipeds buy them bones stuffed with treats. Here are the bones the … Continue reading →

Friday evening we received a package from Amazon containing three thermometers. We checked to be sure we hadn’t ordered them, but no. Eventually Andy remembered that one of the pups had chomped on one of our thermometers up on the … Continue reading →

Tempi isn’t allowed on the couch at Torben’s mother’s place (well, except on the pink blanket), and she’s not allowed on the couch up on the land, but no one said anything when she sat on Andy’s rocking chair. Go … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben and the pups had trouble with a noisy motel room last night, and they hit some bad weather, but they made it home early this morning. That means Tempi can sleep on the couch again. How cool is … Continue reading →

A young man once asked God how long a million years was to Him. God replied, “A million years to me is just like a single second in your time.” Then the young man asked God what a million dollars … Continue reading →

Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups are on their way home after another great visit. One of the many things we did while they were here was to harvest some radishes. We still have some left, and I planted another row … Continue reading →