Do you have the time to listen to me whine About nothing and everything all at once? I am one of those Melodramatic fools Neurotic to the...

As if the events described in my last posts were not enough, I not only was required to show for jury duty again, but I was again...

Note: I don’t often use names in my posts, aside from my own and Andrea’s but this post will make a very brief departure from that, and I...

Last Tuesday at 430 PM, I dialed into the Richmond Courthouse to learn if I had to show up for jury duty. The recording is begins with a...

On Monday of this week, I flew to Kansas City, MO for a work meeting. As the plane touched down, a young woman seated behind me said,...

This weekend, we skipped off to the River cottage. We’ve taken to calling it “Georgie’s Escape Hatch” since he gets respite from the cats...

I got out of bed at 5 AM Saturday morning and at 6 AM on Sunday. Let me be clear, I am not, nor have I ever been a morning person. But...

I have been searching for an Ear, Nose, Throat doctor. It’s not hard to find them but it is hard to get in. One place had an opening in...

Last week, I saw the physician’s assistant at the doctor’s office where I’m currently a patient. Not a fan of the doctor so I won’t be...

I’ve had a fever on and off again since Tuesday. Just when I think I’m over it, surprise. It’s like the protagonist in a horror film....

Whenever I question whether or not I can do something difficult, Andrea assures me that I can and will then give examples of me...

Yesterday afternoon, I packed hastily as if I were a refugee. Which, I suppose held some truth - I was fleeing the week. Perhaps even...

This weekend, I am attending a writers retreat at a retreat center about 20 miles from my home. It’s called “Shalom” retreat center which...

Yesterday, I remarked to Andrea that people in Richmond are uniquely, authentically, unapologetically, weird and I’m here for it. I’ve...

On January 1, we dropped empty cardboard boxes off at the city recycling station near our home. We’d accumulated a lot of boxes leading...

Here it comes. People scoffing at the notion of “new year, new me.” Some scoff good naturedly, others not so much. This morning, I...

Well. Christmas is in a week which seems hard to believe. We’re behind our usual level of preparedness and I can only assume that gifts I...

This week was crazy. Someone said there was a full moon. It certainly felt that way but I can’t confirm or deny the phase of the moon...

The last couple weeks haven’t been great - but we got good news (twice!) today so perhaps things are turning around.  I also think this...

Months ago, Andrea said, “Yes. Let’s buy a house on the water.” She noted that life seemed kind of pointless, but added she wasn’t...