Other Cool Things

  This is Sid. He was originally a neighbor’s cat. Then she moved…and left him. Another neighbor took him in. He’s incredibly sweet. Then she moved…and left him. Sigh. So, I have been feeding him. During the winter, I made a special box for him to snuggle in. Three nights ago, while I was less-than-sober,…

    FOREGROUND: Gray. BACKGROUND: New Kitty. OUTCOME: Gray? You be in danger, girl!  

This is a political post. If you don’t care about America, don’t scroll down…                                           Recently, Trump trashed our allies. Recently, Trump trashed the European Union. Recently, Trump trashed NATO. But today? Today, Trump praised…

Today, there was no small furry creature racing and careening around the house. Today, there was no small furry creature nibbling on my fingers and purring as I petted her. Today, there was no small furry creature attacking crumpled Post-It notes, dive-bombing dust bunnies, and climbing up my jeans. Today, the house was eerily silent….

Previously, I did a post about the extraordinary resurrection of Detroit, where I was born. During the last five years, numerous long-abandoned skyscrapers have been restored, and across the city countless houses have been brought back from the dead. The story of one structure, in particular, has astounded me: The James Scott Mansion.    …

Seven days ago I received a frantic note from Julie, who visited the Cross House last year. She was visiting her elderly parents at the family farm when something unexpected arrived: A cat, which Julie suspected was dumped in the area. As Julie wrote: She showed up 2 days ago way up high in the tree…

                                          Patricia thought the look was kinda sorta somewhat…becoming. I assured her that she was wrong. And I am pretty sure that Dieter agrees with me.  

This is a political post. If you don’t like politics, don’t scroll down.                                             If you are an American citizen, or a person who values decency, you should be stunned and appalled and ANGRY…

  So….I am not entirely clear what is happening here. Is Gray: 1) Grooming Spot? 2) Preparing to eat Spot?          

For decades, I have found that a very useful mind tool is fantasy. So, if I become aware that I have spent too much time thinking about something troubling, I will catch myself in mid-troubling thought and force myself to think of something…diverting. It helps to have a default diversion. For several years I have…

    I first saw the house two years ago and it is a knock-out inside, as would be predicted. But the kitchen? I shrieked upon first stepping into the circa-1980 horror. “Carl! How have you lived with this for four years? I would have torn this out during the first month!” Carl sighed. “Yea,…

Last Saturday I made a road trip! I hooked up with my friend Carl, and we drove to St. Joseph, MO, to visit my friend Blair, and tour the city. St. Joseph has long intrigued me, mostly due to the comments on Old House Dreams when a house from the city is posted. It seems…

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