God made the country, and man made the town. ~ William Cowper, The Task Today I got to drive across the Central Valley along Highway J17, a trip we take often to eat and shop in civilization, since we live about 20 miles out into the countryside. The winter clouds, rain, and blustery wind are…
Month: February 2010
I’z on ur screen, wastin ur time
Everything I know I learned from my cat: When you’re hungry, eat. When you’re tired, nap in a sunbeam. I can’t help it, I am becoming addicted to creating LOLs. Here’s my cat Mocha, with a buddy, catching some z’s. I now have an account on the cheezburger network, and will start posting my LOLs…
Evil Cat gives me some karate
You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb My wife is not crazy about cats – partly because she didn’t grow up with them, but also, because she is Mexican. Allow me to talk frankly about cultural differences for a moment, will you? Americans treat their domestic…
Petstores are free petting zoos
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.†~ John Steinbeck Me and the kids had a great time Saturday at the pet store – petting puppies, lizards, cats, hamsters, and bunnies. My kids did not want to let go of the…
Hard times for owners and renters
Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house. ~ Bruce Barton Two of my neighbors have to move because their landlords are being foreclosed on. The guy across the…
Children have questions
“A prudent question is one half of wisdom.” ~ Francis Bacon Each morning, I drive my six year old to school, and we use it as “ask Papa questions” time. My oldest is really smart (as most first-borns seem to be), and she is asking the hard questions. Earlier this week, she asked me how…
Signposts – what were you about to say?
“The trouble with our age is that it is all signpost and no destination†~ Louis Kronenberger I took this pic and ran it through some filters on my phone. I found these signposts, sans sign, kinda cool. Someone wanted to say something big here, something you could see from the highway – were they…
Water towers
“You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble†~ John F. Kennedy On my drive in through the country, there are tons of interesting old structures, including water towers. Many people may not know,…