We have a lot of books in our house. One of the things on which we pride ourselves on is having books that reflect our interests; tomes that can be pulled from the shelf at need to reveal information or solve debates. We have a Concise Oxford English dictionary in the house that floats from…
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Lucky number 10 000
If you happen to be the 10 000th "hit" on my blog, please drop a comment. (The counter at the bottom of the right-hand column.) Not that it really matters in anyway, you understand. I'm just feline in my curiosity. There is, as of now, no prize. I'll have to think some more on that…
Our car philosophy
It's quite simple, really. Buy as little car as you can make do with under normal operating conditions, but buy the best you can afford without stretching. For many years, we did not own a car. We did not have to carve out chunks of our flesh to make ridiculous insurance payments and we did…
The Dogs to Whom We Have Gone
I rarely actually mention the dogs these days, mostly because they're not a problem. Amazing how much more creative we can be when writing about things that are a nuisance or drive us crazy than about those facets of our life which hum along quietly. When I started this blog, we had four dogs. Since…
“Foolishness”…
…is being weirdly pleased that your Red Wag Platy just had babies (that's a fish, for you non-believers). "Sensibility" is being glad it wasn't you…. One example of the minute wonders is shown at left. Your other left. There were twenty more. They're each about 4mm long (less than 1/4", but slightly more than 1/8")….
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 