This morning I swam 3200 meters by mistake. That is, I only set out to swim 3000 but I lost track somewhere in the middle there and by the t...

Those of you who hang around these parts already know that I'm on a swim team .  I haul myself to practices four times a week, sometim...

I've only had this new car for about three weeks.  I haven't even made the first payment on it yet. So you can imagine how surprised...

First of all, Happy New Year!  My campaign to have the holidays canceled was unsuccessful once again, yet we somehow managed to survive the...

Those of you who hang around here a lot probably know I drive a 1998 Toyota Corolla that I've had for, oh, about fifteen years.  Hey, it...

This has been one hell of a month.  I lost a brother-in-law, a cat, my patience and my last tenuous contact with Christianity.  And this mon...

Unfortunately, my brother-in-law has died after a long illness.   He was 45.