Gramma out of the hospital. And back to normal. She bragged that in her room of four people she was the only one who didn’t wear diapers....

Rainy season has lifted, and the heat has set upon us. Brutal. Adding salt to that wound is that mother-in-law is in the hospital....

As pleased as I was to present Matilda the free pass on the beach last month, I’m more disappointed to report she lost all privileges...

130 A.A. In the midst of rainy season we identified a break in the clouds and made our way up to Fukushima for a little road trip and a...

116 A.A. 1960 Strat-O-M.atic Season came to a close exactly as it happened according to mlb history. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World...

Think I’m done with bar food, onion rings, etc. Can’t disgest like I use to. Have resorted to the old man’s method of relief by...

It was nine years and one day ago my Abby arrived. It was nine years ago when my Abby had seen enough and decided to take a powder. ...

Was reminiscing with wife about the difference between Abby and her sisters was her makeup. She came in with eyes that had seen stuff,...

It 62 days A.A. (After Abby). Still reverberating around the house, especially the dogs. I realized this when I ran into the 3 Boxer Mama...

Dear Mom, When did this happen? It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I did my duty waaaaay back when. I was there when we jumped in the car...

Abigail “Abby” Sakura Born ???? Died Feb 7, 2023 “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really” -Agnus Sligh Turnbull, author It...

Regular Season Milwaukee and Kansas City completed their destinies and proceeded to the ALCS, while the Chicago Cubs and LA Dodgers moved...

September 15, 2022 To be honest I haven’t been able to sit down and write. I’ve been avoiding as I don’t feel I have anything to write,...

September 1, 2022 Finally a brief respite from the sweltering heat and oppressive humidity. Hit 69 degrees, which we hadn’t seen for a...

August 25, 2022 Abby has scrapped and fought her way to a remarkable recovery, basically back to normal, or I should say “new” normal....

August 16, 2022 Happy Birthday Lydia & Matilda! Lydia has been teamed up with us for six years. Wow! Ever since she came, she’s given us...

August 9, 2022 First, Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! It frightens me to think you were married at 18. I can’t imagine the trials and...

July 14, 2022 A couple weeks ago Tokyo had an unexpected heat wave and Tokyo Electric made a plea to everyone to curb their use in high...

July 5, 2022 Ajisai, aka hydrangea (had to look it up). Never knew ‘em. Didn’t need to. Move to Japan. After be nursed back from the...

June 24, 2022 Ahhhhh, rainy season seems to be here and the summer humidity brings with it three clothes changes daily, a requisite two...