Monthly Archives: February 2011

Milk: It does a body good. I must admit that I am not much of a milk drinker. I had a boss once who made reference to “Mother’s milk” but he was talking about Budweiser and that’s probably as close … Continue reading →

My father kept a journal every day of his life. He wrote it in long hand. After he died I read some of them (not many-see Dale Sr. comment below) and one in which he did three pages on the … Continue reading →

So I bought a new cell phone yesterday. I have written before about new cell phones. I had a very bad experience with a model called the “Treo” which among other things would randomly dial people in my address book. … Continue reading →

Rant Djour today is about the tiny little creatures that visit the Rising ranch during the summer. I figure why not trot this one out on one the coldest days so far. (see Blog Post below) I don’t know if … Continue reading →

I don’t know if it was poo or pee. More on that in a bit. I love hummingbirds more than any other bird. They are so cool. No other bird can hover in place like a tiny helicopter. They can … Continue reading →

The Rant DJour is from 2009 and was written at an icy cold summer cottage on the Maine coast in the middle of November. The idea occurred to me on the ride from Pa. to Maine where I saw the … Continue reading →

I have become somewhat germ-phobic. Part of this of course is the relentless media messaging about the swine flu. I am by no means obsessive compulsive about this ( I knew someone who was-his hands were the color of a … Continue reading →

Rant D’jour Blog Post for Wednesday – 2/9/11 – 0 degrees – All outdoor life has ceased When I am not writing, working (the difference between those lines have certainly become blurred lately) or sleeping I am reading or watching … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to say about something. This is not the case here. No, the problem here is that I can’t say the name of what I am talking about without risking the wrath of the F.C.C. … Continue reading →

Rant D’jour Blog Post for Tuesday 2/8/11 – 29 degrees – snow, maybe 2 or 3 inches – L.C.C.C. on compressed schedule This is not meant as a complaint. Lord knows things could be a LOT worse. But the next … Continue reading →