when something works for a little while, it’s worse than if it never worked at all. period.

Ahhhhhhh…. It’s cold here….record setting….and the vehicles might find that hard to deal with. I set out for work yesterday, and 5 miles into the trip, my alternator stopped working. The “check guages” light in the Jeep came on, the … Continue reading →

I’m the Monster

Yesterday I wrote about an assuring pat. Last night, I guess that I had a different sort of experience. I wake up to all sorts of different weirdnesses. We have little kids again….so the opportunity for the random event increases … Continue reading →

the pat

Sparrow has a bed in our room that we put in there so that she could have a place to sleep that was close to us. It’s a nice little bed….comfortable and only feet from where we sleep. Some nights….like … Continue reading →

slickyslicky

Oh, my. Snow….or granulated water….all over the place this morning….temperatures predicted to be below zero in a couple of days….no one out on the roads that I can hear from my perch beside the closed and locked window. I need to … Continue reading →

What I See (In My Head)

Depending on how I read the weather forecast, it’s either going to snow 7.81 inches….or snow 1-2 inches and then ice up over the top of that. I’m off today….President’s Day….so that part is covered. I’m off. But what about … Continue reading →

OK….so there are still good bands…..

What’s a curmudgeon? A cranky old whatever who shouldn’t be old enough to say or think things like, “Why, back in the day we had good bands…..bands like Yes….or even Bad Company….or Jethro Tull….or (fill in the blank)….?” There were … Continue reading →

Love isn’t an Afterthought

Holy Smokes!! It’s Valentines Day!! It’s Valentines Day and I’m writing blog posts about Glenn Miller. Glenn Miller isn’t my Valentine. Dang.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umq6qFNVnxs Happy Valentines Day.

Rock Star with a Trombone

I heard a show that (part of it, at least) was about Glenn Miller the other day and when I came home I told Jenny about hearing it. She said something like, “Oh…..you must have enjoyed that. That’s your style … Continue reading →

Dancing with the Floozies

One of the only and best experiences I ever had “dancing” (and I use the term loosely….I’m no Baryshnikov) was at a party out in Boulder,Colorado when I was visiting my friend John. A tiny boombox….a couple of beers….and this … Continue reading →

hippies on a houseboat

This was one of those late night discoveries when I couldn’t sleep and turned to PBS in the hopes of finding something interesting to watch that didn’t feel like a total waste of my time. I do waste some time … Continue reading →