Tempus Fugit

My favorite aunt Margarethe is in town for a month. I think she’s going to check in to see what a “blog” is, so Auntie, this one’s for you!
To celebrate this, I have decided to post these little photos in her honor. The first is a photo of me and Margarethe in 1961. I was [...]

Square One

I just got the new Tom Petty album Highway Companion.
There’s a song on it that I just love entitled Square One. It’s a beautiful song about hitting a certain age and realizing you’ve gained wisdom. It took a lot out of you, but you’ve learned to get back to “square one” and start over [...]

Bowl Me Over…

Bill, Shirley, Candace, Cory and I went to Don Jose’s for brunch last weekend. Cory was in such a loving mood, he jumped on Bill and hugged him so joyfully, it was touching. Here are the two boys, Bill has a surprised look on his face because Cory unexpectedly bear-hugged him.

Refriger-raider

This speaks for itself. Sheesh!

Is it too soon for jokes?

Seen recently on chopstix.wordpress.com:
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Why did Steve Irwin try to return the bottle of sunblock to the store?
Because it was supposed to protect against all harmful rays.
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Humor heals. My apologies to anyone offended by this riddle.

Hats off to the Spanish Fashionistas!

The city of Madrid, Spain has banned ultra skinny models from participating in this year’s Fashion Week events. Body mass index will be calculated for each entrant (based on height and weight), and anyone with a BMI of less than 18 will not be permitted to walk the runways.
“The restrictions could be quite a shock [...]

Is the Pope Catholic?

I just can’t believe how foolish the current Pope has been lately.
Stirring up unrest in the hornet’s nest is not the way to unite humanity. His inflammatory remarks about Islam may contain some truths, but one has to learn how to approach issues and people in a diplomatic and kind way to get them to [...]

“That fresh feeling…”

Gobi loves to bathe. Never mind that his mom has provided him with a birdie bathtub, his drinking dish is the best swimming pool.
Next, he will learn about the blow dryer since colder days are coming and air-drying is not a good idea. Birds LOVE being blow dried.

The Bright Side of Dark

I read about this in a newsweekly yesterday and was very impressed.
A woman named Kyle Paxman of San Diego cancelled her wedding six weeks before it was to happen because she found out her fiance was cheating on her. Everything had already been paid for: the venue in Vermont, 40 guestrooms, catering, etc.
Paxman turned lemons [...]

Kids says the darndest things…

Cory and his mom
Cory’s mother Candace sent me this account of some political mischief that Cory was up to recently. I must admit I laughed heartily when I heard this even though I was blue all day.
How did this soon-to-be 3 year old put this all together with the right timing? I don’t know, [...]