When I was growing up in Charles City, Iowa, we had a phenomenon called the Swinging Bridge. When I was ten, we moved to the side of town the bridge was on, and I was, coincidentally, old enough to start finding my way around town on my own, usually riding … Continue reading →
Today I may have had my last in-person contact with my old life – my friend and former co-worker stopped by on her retirement decompression tour, and we shared breakfast, tours of the house and ranch, and general catching up on what we’ve missed for the last month. I still … Continue reading →
Today was a long day working at the ranch. We went out there a day or two ago, and three trees were across the road. It was late in the day, and we didn’t have tools with us, so we downed the utility trailer, backed out to where we could … Continue reading →
Boy, time sure flies when you’re retired. I’ve picked up my retired ID card (with the absolute worst picture I think I’ve ever seen of me — and I’ve seen some bad ones), visited with my new doctor on Friday (seems really good — I’ll see him for blood tests … Continue reading →
This question is becoming more pressing. Whether we get McCain, Obama, or Clinton as our primary choices, the real question becomes, who will their running mate be? David Brooks, op-ed columnist for the NY Times addresses this question. Will we get someone designed to help someone win the election, or … Continue reading →
On this, my final Memorial Day on Active Duty, I take a moment to reflect. I walked to the Court House in my new adopted town this morning to attend the joint Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion post memorial service at the war memorial. I’m sure most of … Continue reading →
That ought to get the search results fluttering. I don’t believe we need to worry about Natasha adjusting to the move any longer. I watched her bottle up the chokepoint in the bedroom this morning and terrorize Ajax when all he wanted to do was leave the room. She has … Continue reading →
That’s what it seems like, anyway. This house has a half acre yard. My electric lawn mower is supposed to handle a third acre on a single charge. The grass was tall when we arrived, but not as bad as last time when I beat it back, mostly with a … Continue reading →
The move is technically complete. Everything came off the truck on Monday looking just like it did when it when it was loaded on Friday. I had decent packers, conscientious and capable loaders, and a vigilant, professional driver. Natasha is grumpy, but I’ve placed her crate with the top open … Continue reading →
What are vacuum attachments good for? I used to think absolutely nothing. Today, I changed my mind. After the moving van pulled away with most of my worldly possessions, I swept and mopped the kitchen and laundry room floors. Then I took the truck out to give it a bath … Continue reading →
