For the past couple of days ... the air quality in Cache Valley has been terrible.  There's also been a smoky smell in the air.  We...

If you know me at all ... you've probably heard me say something like “I’m not religious at all.”  I don't believe in the existence...

Trimming and cooking...   Irreproducible scientific study results are becoming more and more of a problem , especially when combined with a ...

Morning conjunction...   I was up before dawn this morning, and outside with the dogs.  The moon was fairly high in the sky to the southeast...

Paradise ponders...   There's some progress on our construction to report.  The excavated soil has been removed from around our new foun...

Healthcare insurance, part 75,992...   Just finished processing a small pile of EOBs (explanations of benefits), medical bills, and statemen...

A young friend of ours ... just got back from a trip with his wife that included a swing through Croatia (specifically, Zagreb and Zadar). ...

I'm so glad we escaped California ... before this blew up !  I have to admit, though, that part of me is very curious what magic the p...

A formula for instant tears...   For me, at least.  Chris Muir's dad died yesterday , and he posted this strip:

This just may be ... the single worst set of assembly instructions I've ever encountered.  For a couple of hours this morning, I ass...

Sunrise in Paradise...   It was beautiful this morning...

Puppy update...  A couple of milestones in the past few days. First, while Mako and Cabo still largely behave like puppies, they look like...

Paradise ponders...   Yesterday morning Debbie and I made an early morning trip out to Hardware Ranch, looking for wildlife.  In order to le...

BLTs, again...   Those BLTs we had the other day were so good that we decided on a repeat performance.  Everything was the same except for h...

A pleasant surprise...   A few days ago I ordered an automatic door closer for my office door.  The main goal was to make sure the door al...

Paradise ponders...   Well, the extra dirt didn't all get cleaned up, as I suspected :)  To be fair, though, most of it is cleaned up –...

Paradise ponders...   The construction effort is progressing, albeit more slowly than we would like.  The current work involves removing abo...

It's really hard to beat ... meeting up with old friends, which is what we did for part of yesterday.  Despite our sketchy appearance...

Quote of the day...   From Ace : People are so horrifically stupid that I cannot wait until the aliens come and kill us all. I'll act...

I don't need no steenking recipes!   Quite a few years ago I started asking my mom for recipes for the dishes I liked so much.  Many – p...