On My Own Terms

Oops?

Published a couple of days ago in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind

I have noticed a strange synchronicity when it comes to capturing mice. Almost all of them have set the traps off around 3 a.m. So I was not surprised when I was awakened this morning by the sound of a trap being sprong. What was surprising, however, was that both of the living room traps […]

Pretty Spectacular

Published a few days ago in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind

We’re in the midst of some pretty severe thunderstorms right now. There is a flash flood watch in effect (doesn’t impact me here up on the ridge) and storms are to continue throughout the day. I know I’ve talked about my smart home before. Well, at 2 a.m. we had a power blip, which results […]

Nothing to Say

Published 5 days ago in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind

I think I used up all my creativity for a while. I’m kind of blank right now. I did start looking for the title, but it’s slow going. I’m trying to shred everything that I don’t currently need. There has been LOTS of shredding. I don’t even want to think about the moutainous pile of […]

Gotcha!

Published 6 days ago in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind

I was awakened at 4 a.m. by the sound of a trap doing its job. I present today’s culprit: It did turn out to be another deer mouse. What the picture does not accurately capture is the length of this little guy’s tail. I was almost twice as long as his body. Pretty impressive, actually. […]

Missed it by That ” ” Much

Published 7 days ago in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind - 5 Comments

I settled down to sleep a little after 9:30 p.m. last night. Within minutes, I heard what I thought to be the mouse trap under the front windows going off. I dozed off again for maybe half an hour and then realized the noise had stopped so I turned on the lights and investigated, intending […]

Progress Continues

Published last week in The Daily Grind

I managed to avoid napping yesterday without caffeine. However, I did fall asleep earlier than intended, at 7 p.m. This resulted in me waking up briefly at 10 p.m. to shut down the computer and take some Motrin (because I slept wrong and my neck was killing me and I knew I wouldn’t go back to […]

Moving Right Along

Published last week in The Daily Grind - 3 Comments

I made a ton of progress yesterday in the office area of my living room. I cleared a lot of the clutter, hooked up my printer again, ordered some supplies off Amazon for projects that I’ve been ignoring for far too long, did some computer maintenance, basically, a variety of things that needed doing. I […]

My Body Clock is on Crack

Published last week in Quote of the Day , The Daily Grind

I give up, the more I try to adjust my body clock, the more off-kilter I seem to go. I sat down yesterday to watch some TV at 2 p.m. and slept until 9 p.m. I got up and tried to go back to bed at midnight, but just laid awake for two hours, so […]

A Story Worth Sharing

Published last week in Stories Worth Sharing

T This is the first post in a new category that I have created called “Stories Worth Sharing.” This category will be used to relay stories from my past, commentary on current events and anything else I consider “worthy” enough to be shared. This particular post was inspired by an Internet meme going around […]

I Found my Person!

Published last week in The Daily Grind

No quote graphic today, something went horribly awry with it, and I just don’t have the motivation to fix it now. In other news, I found someone to help me run my errands twice a month. The lady who delivers for Mac’s Bistro, Amy, said she’d be willing to help me out. I’m going […]

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