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We had guests for lunch. In honor of the occasion, I put on pants with a belt and a shirt with buttons.  They’re probably going to be our last guests for a while.

I’m pretty good at social distancing. My ordinary work day has me by myself, and no other human beings with...

I’ve always thought that my dislike of Washington stemmed from the time I spent two days there, in July, wearing a suit and being nice to people.

Which was, apparently, one day beyond my capacity for politeness.

This weekend I started thinking about the one other time I...

An old woman raises her hand in church to testify.

She says, “I only have two teeth left in my mouth, but praise God, they’re hitters.”

I wonder if rich people are funny?

It’s a serious question and I’m having trouble finding the answer.

I’ve asked most of my friends, but...

Perhaps I just don’t have enough people who dislike me. I’m working harder at that.

I’ve been feeling a little down lately. It was another bad year for the Sexiest Man Alive contest.

I didn’t win.

Again.

I realize the award is announced in November, but it takes a while to...

We had a house full of grandchildren, and when I went to make supper, I pulled a package of what I thought was barbecued pork out of the freezer. It turned out to be pureed roasted tomatoes.

Which is different.

Sometimes in life, you have to be flexible.

So, the menu went...

I’m exhausted.

We spent the weekend with two thirteen-year old girls, having big city adventures. Two lovely, well behaved young women, but never the less…exhausted.

Granddaughter One just had a birthday and for her gift, my wife and I took her and a buddy to the Twin Ci...

I need to get some cabinets painted.

So, I spent a week taking a propane furnace apart and putting it back together. 

Many, many times.

Don’t worry, I was careful. This project involved propane gas, electricity, and fire. I’m not a fan of explosions, particularly if I’m p...