I've had a pretty good post forming in my head for about a week now. Piece by piece, I was putting things together and they were coming along quite nicely. I'll admit that I hadn't thought up the point of the whole thing yet, but I'm sure that would've Read more [...]

A few months ago, I wrote a post describing how difficult it is to write in the "off season." You know, the season that doesn't offer all that much in the way of lawn care, flower pictures, hiking, etc... I forget what I had actually posted, but I remember Read more [...]

I enjoyed a good half hour of stand up sparring again yesterday. Every time I do that I fall back in love with Muay Thai. It's only when I take a break that I feel like sitting on the couch for the rest of my life. It's true, I've had visions of taking Read more [...]

Just some thoughts from this morning... This is one of those days where I sit and agonize over how to start my story. It's been a lazy morning and I can't seem to shake the groggy feeling that began last night. It's Friday and I'm tired. Tired from Read more [...]

The mood has passed and people are back to their lives now, but I still feel like I have something to say about this latest hurricane of ours. The hurricane named Irene. By the time it reached Connecticut, I think it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Read more [...]

I was just downstairs finishing up some lunch when Simon the cat jumped off the futon and sat in front of the glowing pellet stove. He yawned and I said, "Oh look at him, he just roared like a wildcat." Now don't laugh, but that got me thinking. It Read more [...]

Do you know what I wish I had? I'll tell you. I wish I had an anonymous blog where I could write about the other 95% of my life. One where I could write about all the other things I do besides mowing the lawn, going out to dinner and installing water Read more [...]

I came across this funny post this afternoon about "Lose" vs. "Loose." I know we've all seen it a million times...someone saying, " I hope my team doesn't loose the baseball game this afternoon." Yeah, that loose is supposed to be lose. For some reason, Read more [...]