Y-a-w-n…Tom’s snoring kept me awake from 2-4:30 this morning. Nothing I did remedied the snap crackle-- from bed wiggling and gentle nudging, to “Tom, knock of the snoring!” On the master bathroom window, illuminated by the moon, was a huge...

Flip a TV channel and there will undoubtedly be a drug commercial aimed at treating some ailment--from allergies and cholesterol, to smoking cures. Watching them is enough to cause depression. If you have trouble sleeping, there’s a drug which...

“Hey, Tom! Looks like we need to replace the weather stripping--wha-at is that?" I said as I looked closer at the now open sliding door. I took the end of the flattened black strip and pulled it out from under the door-- a long, black,...

Watching football all day on Sunday is enough to drive a sane wife nuts. Don't get me wrong-- football can be exciting--with all those 'tight ends' running around... I was a big 49er fan during the Joe Montana days: Joe and Clark, Craig, Paris, Rice,...

Cruiser, our resident duck, has ducked out. MIA--hopefully, not DOA for someone’s Thanksgiving feast. Tom swears he saw the errant, feathered, waddled duck last week perched high upon a distant neighbor’s roof . If so, Cruiser’s got the right...