Category Archives: Regular Update

    While living in the UK, I found that many of the buildings are like the one pictured from front and back above.  The facade in front looks proper and clean, with little obstruction and a fresh looking coat … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a dark day, anyhow!  The rain has been coming down here in the desert today, and for once, I cannot report sun and warm temperatures to the rest of the country while they complain about winter weather in … Continue reading →

Okay, so I am a bit late on wishing you that Happy New Year wish!  Christmas came and went here without it ever feeling a lot like Christmas.  I think for me it was the lack of snow, or even … Continue reading →

Today we poured a quart of transmission fluid into the transmission on the truck, crossed our fingers, and hoped for the best.  So far, it has run perfectly, and doesn’t seem to be leaking anywhere.  If it continues on like … Continue reading →

Roll on Friday if that weather report is true!  Friday is forecast for temperatures lower than 100 degrees Fahrenheit!  It is frighteningly comfortable at 100 now!  So, I have set up on my computer under a profile that I have … Continue reading →

A year ago today I was still living in England.  My family and I had just moved from our house in Portefields Road, to my mother-in-law’s flat in Warndon.  Jordan had not long finished his brain surgery, and we were … Continue reading →

It is Friday evening, and the plans to go out were melted by late afternoon heat that jumped from 103 to 115 while Missus and I were out on the front porch.  We decided to stay in and enjoy the … Continue reading →

Been trying to get out now and then to see what’s around here besides boring old Las Vegas.  Well, Vegas isn’t totally boring; we’ve been there, done that, and got an eye full of half naked women walking down the … Continue reading →

The weekend gave us a chance to go to Las Vegas, which we did happily, via Hoover Dam.  The drive down was scenic in the light of the rising sun.  We did run across a carcass that was less than … Continue reading →

I woke up at 3:50 this morning, a Saturday, and felt quite wide awake!  Boo!  So I walked outside and observed Ursa Major just above the northern horizon, something I have not seen in the past eight years that I … Continue reading →