Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? We're all doing fine at the moment. BDH and Little Buddha were hard at work on today's to-do list when I threw them a curveball. I realized when I got home last night that I left my sunglasses at Dad Clutter's house. Thus, we have to add "quick road trip" to the errands. Fortunately, the guys handled this surprise like pros and readjusted the schedule without missing a beat. The day will still end the same way however, because I have to water the garden. There's a good amount of rain in the... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? Ready for the short week ahead? BDH and Little Buddha already put together today's to-do list for me. I've got the usual running around, which should include a trip to the bookstore, while the guys focus on their primary task of listening to the birds. That seems fair. (Did I mention we have some baby Blue Jays nearby? So cute!) It sounds like the temperature will be reasonable before things start warming up over the next few days. I saw rain in the forecast for this weekend, but I'm not sure the garden... Read more →

Hi everyone, Happy Friday, gang! Congratulations on making through another week. What's on tap for the weekend? Don't think we have anything too crazy on the to-do list, apart from trying to avoid the holiday traffic as much as possible. Looks like it will be good gardening weather, and there should be time for a bike ride or two, so that works. That reminds me - we better get some sunscreen. Of course, BDH and Little Buddha want to make sure they can listen to the birds for a while. We can handle that request. Are you ready to check... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? Something odd happened here last night. BDH, Little Buddha, and I sat down to watch the season finale of Chicago Med, and the show opened with background sounds and incidental music. That was normal, but there was no audio feed of the dialogue. It was like watching a silent movie. All of the other channels I checked were fine, but the show still wasn't working 30 minutes later. Weird, right? We eventually threw in the towel, so hopefully all three "One Chicago" shows are now available via On Demand, or NBC's Peacock streaming service, with... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How's your week going so far? It's been okay on this end. The birds are chirping away again, much to the continued delight of BDH and Little Buddha. The guys will have to tear themselves away from the window at some point to help me finish today's to-do list, but I don't think it will be anything too crazy. The forecast still calls for rain this afternoon. Here's hoping it's right, because the garden would love another watering. The season finales of NBC's "One Chicago" shows are tonight. After that, who knows when we'll be watching... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Monday to you all. How was your weekend? The rain kept things quiet here on Saturday, and then there was a lot of running around to make up for it yesterday. However, it ended with some gardening time, so no complaints. The plants loved getting a good soaking. BDH and Little Buddha say there might be more rain later this week, which would work out well. Moving a little slowly today, because I stayed up again for Barry on HBO last night. The series finale is next Sunday, and then I can get... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Friday to you all. What's on tap for the weekend? We're still working on our plans, because BDH and Little Buddha are trying to figure out tomorrow's weather situation. It's supposed to rain (which the garden will love), but will it be a good steady precipitation, or a "stay off the roads until this is over" kind of situation? Once the guys have a better handle on that, we'll figure out the to-do list. However, there's a chance we'll be out of the office until Monday. As always, we'll post any updates on... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back. How are you? It's a good thing I turned on the heat last night. It's 29 degrees outside right now. 29 degrees. In the second half of May. Don't like that one little bit. This freeze flash should be over in a couple of hours. I just hope it didn't wreck the garden. The birds are chirping, and BDH and Little Buddha are sure they're asking each other if they came back north too early this year. You want to check out the headlines while we wait for things to warm up around here? Let's do... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? Yesterday was a little on the rough side here. What's the minimum amount of sleep you need to be productive? It's six hours for me, and I think I came up just short Sunday night. Monday was touch ugly, but it still ended up being a pretty productive day, so cheers for that. BDH and Little Buddha made sure I went to bed earlier last night, so we're off to a better start this morning. Before we jump into the headlines, we want to let you know that our crew is now partnering with Clearly... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Monday to you all. How was the rest of your weekend? As planned, I took a nice long bike ride and then spent a good part of the afternoon in the garden, so it was a good day on this end. The only problem is that I stayed up late to watch Barry on HBO, but I didn't sleep that well and was awoken early this morning by an unidentified noise outside. As a result, I'm moving a little slowly at the moment. That's not a great start to the week. However, BDH... Read more →