Archive for the ‘Life & Events’ Category

The Owl and the Pussycat

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

In 1871, Edward Lear penned a nighttime classic poem about The Owl and the Pussycat. It is a nonsense poem and the artwork he created to go with it is quite nice. The poem suggests that owls and cats love being around each other. I suspect this is so.

Are There Any Real Cowboys Left?

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Saturday was National Cowboy Day. One would wonder why there would be such a day. After all, cowboys were

Let the Celebrations Begin

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

It’s birthday time. With my family and friends it means a month or more long of celebrating, dinners, meeting for drinks, etc.

A Different World

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Bucky Covington sings this country song called “A Different World.” I don’t know how old he is. He looks younger than me but his description of his childhood and growing up in the song sounds similar to mine. Yes, it was a different world then. Who would have thought

Just Singing (or crawling around) in the Rain

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

As I opened the back door last night there was a long “thing” on my screen door. It looked like a snake in the shadows so I closed the door carefully and headed for the flashlight. It was actually