• JJ doesn’t particularly like car trips but he likes being left alone even less.   Jack, Benny and I think the Friday Harbor trip is [...]

  JJ’s Bad Day

  May 11, 2014
• A witch adorns a pole in our neighborhood, like she’s flown into it.  Cute I chuckled when the boys and I passed by in October.  Our [...]

  A flattened witch, a shirtless guy and broccoli

  January 5, 2014
• The check out screen at the grocery asks me if I want to donate money to breast cancer today.  I feel like a heel when I tap the “No” [...]

  SRGNGC – Society for Relieving Guilt from Not Gifting Charities

  November 24, 2013
• Doggie Daylight Savings Time

  November 17, 2013

• The posse exuberantly made their neighborhood rounds.  Suddenly, the black hombre strode out on to his property.  The posse remembered him from [...]

  The Black Hombre and the Balloon

  November 9, 2013
• I looked up from my meal to view the spot for a new program on cable.  I screamed.  A new reality series you ask? Yes, a new adventure series [...]

  Your “Do” Scares Me, Dude

  November 2, 2013
• Enjoying the sunny day, the posse made their way home.  Suddenly, they came upon a stripped hombre in defense of his territory. The hombre stood [...]

  The Stripped Hombre

  October 19, 2013
• Our garbage in the kitchen smells really bad, like something died.  I’m not sure whether it’s the regular garbage or the food waste bin.  [...]

  Something This Way Wafts

  October 12, 2013

• JJ’s World and Welcome to It

  Its All About JJ

  October 5, 2013
• The dog’s treat lies on the floor, forgotten.  JJ circles the piano, pausing to poke his nose between the boxes underneath it.  He rushes to [...]

  JJ Goes Hunting

  September 28, 2013