Hey, there! It’s been a while since we’ve met on these pages; much has happened since our Great Porcupine Encounter that has distracted me from doing any thinking, much less writing. About a week ago, I entered my septuagenarian experience with a whimper, not a bang, experiencing a series of health challenges which are continuing… Continue reading Catching Up
A Porcupine of Our Own
Wherein I document a chance encounter with a rather prickly individual.
The Three [Armadillo] Amigos
Young armadillos are fun to watch, as long as they’re not in your yard.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 11) — The Invertebrate Edition
Widow skimmers, assassin bugs, and parsley-addicted swallowtail caterpillars: what’s not to like?
Neighborhood Nature (Pt.10)
Swallowtails, tree frogs, newborn fawns, and water snakes: something for everyone in the ‘hood.
Dear Adobe: Your Ageism Is Showing
One of the minor annoyances of modern life is the insistence of every restaurant, hotel, retail store, physician, and service company of pleading for one’s feedback via an online survey following even the most inconsequential dealings. I tend to ignore most of them, but every now and then one comes across my inbox that’s intriguing… Continue reading Dear Adobe: Your Ageism Is Showing
Jim & Janis: A Scandalous Love Story
It was inevitable, Jim thought. It always turns out this way, and I never seem to learn. She came into his life unexpectedly, and he had no idea of her origins, nor, really, anything about her. But if he was being honest with himself, that mystery didn’t matter a whit to him. If he had… Continue reading Jim & Janis: A Scandalous Love Story
R.T.T.F.E.
I’m too lazy to type “Random Thursday — The Friday Edition”…or am I? It’s been a while since we’ve done a Wandering The Web post, so this will ultimately turn into one, but first — some local weather-related updates. Five days ago, as alert Gazette readers no doubt recall, I informed the world that Pecan… Continue reading R.T.T.F.E.
Camera Ciao
My DSLR died a week or so ago. Well, I guess that’s a little dramatic. In reality, it suffered a fatal injury. Uh, that’s not much better, is it? OK, what really happened is that one of the electronic contacts that lets the camera communicate with its Compact Flash Card — the medium on which… Continue reading Camera Ciao
Weather Frustration
This one is for my fellow citizens of Llano County who are getting fed up with this weather pattern. (You folks in Travis County can hold your tongues; we don’t want to hear it.)