Monthly Archives: December 2025

Yesterday Pixie asked, How did a balloon become the go to for your birthday present? I said it was traditional, but in fact it may be the start of a tradition. Andy used to buy me a box of high-quality … Continue reading →

Recently Andy brought home my traditional birthday present, a balloon: I was surprised at his choice, but I thanked him and said, My favorite action figures. He said he hadn’t looked at the pictures. It said Happy Birthday and had … Continue reading →

Then there were these lines from Christine’s blog: He’s making his list… He’s checking it twice. He left it at home. He’s texting his wife. Andy really loved that one. The cockroach is my favorite. I spend a lot of … Continue reading →

Our winter has been sunny so far, but no doubt these cartoons will eventually apply to us as well. December 18, 2025

December 17, 2025

Click on pictures for higher resolution. Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes comic was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. So the above comic is at least 30 years old. It’s still relevant. My new discovery — Calvin … Continue reading →

December 15, 2025

Click on the picture and be sure to turn on the sound. December 14, 2025

For more details, click here. Also, Andy says the temperature has been in the low 50s up in the mountains lately. I’m not surprised. Here’s a picture from the Valles Caldera webcam yesterday morning: Almost all of the snow has … Continue reading →

Update on the beans: These aren’t very good pictures, but they show the one plant dying, the ones in the other pot still hanging in there. December 12, 2025