The Dude Abides. . . His Grans
Now when you first reach the exalted position of Grandparent, you have to make sure that your official moniker is not too generic. After all, imagine yourself out in public among thousands of other Grandparents and Grandchildren, let’s say at a public park, and you have to be able to respond to a summoning from […]
Happy Father’s Day
Yesterday, a few fathers got together at Casa Claire to obtain more autographs from the magical Claire the Mule. Myself, Jason Bastemeyer and Clarence “Doc” Sitzman (r to l) gathered to obtain clear hoof prints off of Claire under the best conditions after a mani-pedi. I left the planning to the more experienced team. And […]
Childhood Friends – Joe Serrano
I cleaned off my desk yesterday. The dust and clutter had finally gotten to me. Truth is that while I will can be compelled to clean the other areas of the house, I have always been able to thwart my wife’s Hyacinth Bucket (that’s Bouquet!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_Up_Appearances will when it comes to my home office at […]
Flag Day – Happy Birthday Ed & Norb
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress voted to make the red white and blue flag containing 13 stars, representing the existing 13 colonies, the official flag of our new country. It stood for unity. Together, these separate parts made a greater whole. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson designated this date as “Flag Day,” made […]
An Angel Named Clarence
It truly is A Wonderful Life. Back in the early summer of 2023, I met a man of comparable demographic in Ft. Collins while waiting on line to file a challenge to Colorado’s most recent biannual oppressive and unwarranted increase the State and Local government were imposing to the property tax on Casa Claire. After […]
Creatures Define Our Humanity
I love that my crows are so patriotic. Indeed, I find animals are naturally better citizens of this earth. I have been blessed by a lifetime of being surrounded by non-human creatures who have shown me how to draw the simple pleasures from life. The warmth of the sun on your face. A little shade […]
Reading Is Fundamental
First, let me begin by stating that I am pro Second Amendment. Both Lisa and I have our CCP and worship our inalienable right to bear arms. But such rights demands corresponding responsibility. Every couple of years, one of the four way stop signs at the intersection of County Roads 4 and 21 takes a […]
Congratulations Raff & Jake
Received word from my legal partner and dear friend, Robert Meloni (yes, the mafia attorney in The Wise Ass), that his youngest daughter Raffaella Meloni, got engaged. Of course, Robert is over the moon. This is a very old photo of Robert in an over the moon dance pose. Raff is a up and coming, […]
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose. . . .
One of the bushes that Lisa and I inherited when we arrived at Casa Claire was this small Rose Bush that sits out front in the Jack The Spruce Grotto right next to Goldie. I completely suck at trying to grow things, so if they don’t grow on their own, they don’t grow, period. I […]
Worst Thing About Readings & Bookfairs
I love meeting new people and telling stories live and in person. Comes from a childhood where everyone around the dinner table was completely full of shit and spent the whole meal vying for attention through control of the family narrative. The oral tradition ran rampant, as we often would crash other family members’ recitations […]