Happy Mittwoch! While I was out of town, I asked Mother Ripley if she’d stop in and check on my cattle, because they resort to hooliganism when I’m gone. She said she went over Sunday morning, and they were all very subdued. She didn’t refill the huge bowls of food I’d left, because they’d hardly touched them. She gave them ...

I am back! Just like I threatened promised. I’m not sure if you know this, but I love California. LOVE it. Although I don’t have time to type about my trip tonight, I’m dying to show you some photos, so here are ten! Careful, they are somewhat sizeable. la from griffith park santa monica yeah, baby. me in malibu cabrillo ...

And now! I will tell you the story of Chico. I confess that sometimes I drive past that little cardboard sign on 35th Street right by the freeway exit and consider calling the ‘Junk Cars Towed Free’ people. Sometime back in the long-forgotten wintry months, I was probably taking a corner too fast and bumped something onto the center console ...

Dudes! What a beautiful weekend. I’m going to abbreviate this somewhat so I can go do some knitting. I’m doing this heating pad and Motrin thing for my shoulder, and mostly it’s tolerable during the day, but when I awake every morning, I consider limb-removal a serious option. It needs to go away right quick. I hate taking medicine. Saturday ...