Mow, Mow, Mow Your Yard!

Well, it’s that time of year again… lawn-mowing time! Every weekend I hear the sound of a lawnmower or weed eater, and sometimes through the week as well. It’s become an American tradition, or a way of life at least. And while the sound of mowers doesn’t bother me… in fact I find the sound … Read more

The Fake Sam

My family drinks a lot of milk, and we go through bananas like crazy too, so every weekend and sometime during every work-week, I restock us on milk and bananas. That’s what I was doing when I stopped at the Lebanon Mega Foods on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. *That Mega Foods has since closed and … Read more

Got Money?

Ever wonder what you would do if you won the lottery and suddenly became a millionaire? I think about it all the time, and I try to envision the things I would do. Now, I’m sure it’s much easier said than done, but I would like to think that I would still be practical. I … Read more

June 2, 2019

My youngest son spotted Sam Elliott this past Sunday evening: June 2, 2019. He was headed out of Lebanon on HWY 20, towards Albany. He was stopped at the light at the intersection of HWY 20 and Airport Rd., driving his beautiful black Camaro. My first sighting of Sam was last year (around the end … Read more

Tiger

Tiger was the first cat I remember having as “my” cat. He was a tabby cat, that dark gray ticked fur with black stripes. I don’t have an actual picture of him, but he was a pretty cool cat. He got in fights a lot. Back then, in the 1960’s, people didn’t get their pets … Read more

Then and Than

frazzled cartoon woman standing beside sign that says Pet Peeves

I’m really not a huge grammar nut. I make my share of typos, use of wrong words, and I’m sure my punctuation is sadly lacking at times. Yet, there are at least a few things that just irritate me to no end, and I will put them here. I hope to be constructive, because, well, … Read more

Kitten

Gray and white cat with green eyes

Kitten is my current cat. She is a thriving 14-year-old, and gaining some mellowness in her later years. That statement will have more meaning as you learn about her. Originally, Kitten was my daughter’s cat. She was, and still is, just an ordinary looking cat. She is dark grey with white markings, has green eyes, … Read more