More Ace

Well, Ace had his first birthday on Tuesday and it was pretty good. I went to PetSmart and found several brands of chicken flavored pate cat food (that's all Henry and Ace will eat -- they're so spoiled) and got three for each. I got some treats. And I got some fun toys, including a …

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Ace’s Birthday

Today is our kitten, Ace's, first birthday. It's really hard to believe. He's grown so much. Yet he still behaves like a kitten and still kind of looks like a kitten, especially compared to our older, bigger cat Henry. Henry has always been "my" cat. He's always been loyal to me. He likes/loves Gretchen, but …

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2014 in Review

At the end of the past two years, I believe, I've written about what took place during that year, so I'm doing so again. Here's the synopsis, as best my memory can recollect. In January, my mother celebrated her 84th birthday, so we spent a little time with her. The month was otherwise uneventful. In …

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Great Vacation

Well, we just got back from our much-needed vacation! We went to my former home of St. Simons Island, GA, one hour south of Savannah and one hour north of Jacksonville. And we had a great time. My wife had been getting really burned out at her job and seriously needed some time off and …

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Baltimore Trip

Well, Gretchen and I made a nice trip up to Maryland and back a few days ago and I thought I'd write a little bit about it. Last Thursday, after work we headed out on the road from Chattanooga up to Abingdon VA. It took about four hours. We stayed at the Alpine Motel, a …

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