Archive for July, 2011

Moral of the Story: Heed Check Appendix Light

Jul 21st, 2011

If we had paid any attention to the check engine light before we left, the car probably wouldn’t have stalled out. Likewise, if Dave had heeded his check appendix light, he wouldn’t still be sitting in that lousy hospital bed and I might not consider vacation to be a four letter word. Every day on [...]

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Ahhh, Vacation

Jul 13th, 2011

There’s nothing like it. The crisp scent of ammonia in the morning. The precious squeak of white shoes on linoleum. The fluorescent lights and the beeping machines.  Nothing says vacation like the emergency room. And this year, instead of wasting time with pedestrian trappings like sand castles or sailboats we simply unloaded the suitcases and [...]

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Silver Bells, Cockle Shells, they’re all just fine without me

Jul 1st, 2011

While I’ve been busy with a bunch of this and a whole lot of that I haven’t had much time to pay attention to what’s going on in my own backyard.  Yes, you’re seeing right.  It’s time for the Aerial Squirrel Olympics. And the garden, while not defying gravity, is worthy of some medals of [...]

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