Hi everyone, Welcome back! How are you? I struck out again at the bookstore yesterday. There just wasn't anything that seemed like a good fit for BDH and Little Buddha. Of course the guys were totally unfazed by this news. They just smiled and said, "Maybe next week!" The good news is that NBC's "One Chicago" programs are back tonight, although I think it's just for this week, and then it's more holiday programming. It sounds like today's snow has been delayed a little bit, so driving should be okay this morning. I know it's just supposed to be a... Read more →

Hi folks, How are you? Did you have a good Thanksgiving? Our crew spent the day watching football, which was fun. However, now it feels like today is Monday, and that's a little confusing. I'm being told that we're expecting snow this evening, so I definitely need to finish today's errands and get off the road before that starts. Hold on...BDH and Little Buddha are also reminding me that Christmas is now less than a month away, so they're going to start working on their lists. Man, November flew by this year, even more so than usual. Anyway, we'll sort... Read more →

Hi folks, Welcome back! How's your week going so far? Things are generally okay on this end, but I'm trying to figure out how it's already the second half of November. Didn't we just buy Halloween candy a couple of days ago? Time seems to be picking up speed recently, and I'm not sure if that's good, bad, or neutral. Thoughts? BDH and Little Buddha think it's just because we've been pretty productive recently. That works. You ready to check out the headlines? The guys made coffee, so grab yourself a nice medium DD, because it's time to clear out... Read more →

Hi folks, How are you? Weekend going okay so far? Things are fine on this end at the moment. Took care of a couple of errands yesterday before the rain arrived, and then BDH and Little Buddha spent the rest of the night reading, so that worked out well. The guys just took a look at the 10-day forecast, and they've been hinting there's a possibility of snow on the back end. I'm currently pretending I didn't hear that, so today is off to a good start as well. Plus, there's the New England Patriots game and a new Doctor... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back! How are you? We're all doing okay this morning. Adjusting to turning the clocks back went about as well as possible yesterday. Felt a little off for most of the day, and then there was a bit of confusion near the end of the day about the time. I could have sworn it was about 7:00, but it was only 5:30, even though it was pitch black outside. There's no getting around the early sunsets, so let's try to just power through them this year. That's going to require some coffee. Fortunately, BDH and Little Buddha... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back! How are you? We're all doing fine, except I had some sleep issues last night. I had a few weird dreams, and then I woke up around 2:00 and didn't really fall fully back to sleep until around 3:00. Don't know what that was about, but fortunately today's to-do list isn't all that long. Also, I couldn't find anything new at the bookstore for BDH and Little Buddha to read, but we finished Season 4 of Lucifer, and that made the guys happy. Season 4 ends the way I thought Season 6 would, so now we're... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Friday to you all! Have to say, our day is off to a slightly challenging start. An alarm has been ringing in the neighborhood for at least 90 minutes this morning. I haven't been outside yet, so I'm not sure where it's coming from, but given how loud it is, I'm assuming it's a local business. If so, it doesn't feel like the most useful security system to let it ring for so long unchecked. It's also a little distracting, but BDH and Little Buddha will do everything they can to keep us... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back, and a happy Monday to you all. How was the rest of your weekend? It was a little bit of a mixed bag here yesterday. I had a productive morning - banged out all of the items on the to-do list without a problem. However, a headache showed up to hang out for the afternoon. It wasn't debilitating, but it was distracting, and that was a bit of a drag. The forecast for rain translated into three minutes of sprinkles around 7:30 in the evening, so I need to water the garden tonight. This might be... Read more →

Hi everyone, How are you? Having a good weekend so far? I had a great time at the Red Sox game on Friday night. The rain finally stopped, and it was actually bright and sunny by the first pitch. J.D. Martinez had himself a night with a home run and RBI ground-rule double. The home run was a bit to our left, and the double was just to our right. Maybe I'll end up with a baseball one of these days if J.D. can learn how to split the difference. Also, the garden is looking terrific, so we're a pretty... Read more →

Hi everyone, Welcome back! How are you? I got BDH and Little Buddha a new book yesterday, so that was good. They weren't really feeling the one they were reading, so they're going to put that one down and check this one out instead for a little while. Sometimes you just have to shake things up a bit, you know? My case of the Mondays turned into a case of the Tuesdays when a company blew me off on a service call yesterday afternoon. The person later tried to claim they called me in the morning to let me know... Read more →