Message from the IRS
From: “Internal Revenue Service” <bufgzg@accounts.net> To: undisclosed-recipients Subj: Tax refound (28371231) $620.50 I swear, it just doesn’t get any better than this!
Longevity
Last night we attended the 50th anniversary party of a couple Donna knows through her bridge group. It was quite the gala affair, with over 200 guests, an open bar (damn it, I knew there was a reason I shouldn’t have quit drinking), a sumptuous buffet, and surprisingly good entertainment: a classical pianist from Mexico […]
Down But Not Out
No one wants to read the squalid details of another’s illness, so I’ll spare you that. I’ll merely report that I picked up a stomach bug two nights ago, and the details were squalid indeed. Although the worst of it has passed, the blahs persist. What’s worse, I passed it on to poor Donna, who […]
Photoblogging Polly’s Birthday Party
Polly’s birthday was almost two weeks ago, but she couldn’t get down to Tucson until this weekend. Donna and Polly went shooting Saturday morning and afternoon; in the evening we had friends over for dinner and an impromptu party. Damn, Wog, forget your sun block? Mary Anne brought two cakes (sorry, Schatzi, no chocolate for […]
Critter Photoblogging
I don’t often mention it, but we have a cat: Chewie’s about 14 years old. Even when she’s relaxing, she looks like she’s thinking evil thoughts. Schatzi had a big day yesterday: we hashed all afternoon, then had a house full of company in the evening. This is at the party, when she discovered that […]
Pistol-Packin’ Mama Photoblogging
Donna & Polly spent all day Saturday at the range. Should I worry?
Wrenching Payback
After tearing my motorcycle apart on Tuesday, taking a little ride on it Friday seemed appropriate. Ed, my partner in maintenance mayhem, came along to make sure we’d put everything back together correctly! We rode south and west on back roads through the Santa Rita Mountains to Patagonia, stopped for lunch, continued west along the […]
Thirty-One Things I Call My Dog
When my kids grew up and moved off on their own, I had all this love and affection left over. Especially since I never used much of it when the kids were around. So I got a dog, and discovered that once you start lavishing love and affection on a pet, things can quickly get […]