In the last year, we went from having two grandchildren to having five.

Well, by the time this gets into print, it will be really 2020 and folks will be all into their resolutions and big plans for changes, improvements, upgrades, new lives, and maybe some post-holiday

As you might have noticed, the news pretty much sucks these days. Hatred, thievery, corruption, anger, division, and puppy-kicking dominate the airwaves and smartphones of early 2019.

Roughly 25 years ago on a warm May day (Garage Sale Day, actually) I moved permanently to Altamont and found my first real hometown.

There has been an ongoing debate about whether dogs are smarter than cats or if other animals are as smart as people.

I recently learned that there are techniques for driving a hybrid car that actually improve the gas mileage (as if 50 miles per gallon isn’t enough).

I’m not totally sure when it all started. What? The camera/phone fetish.

Cats, by their very design, have many fascinating qualities and talents.

The last time I checked, we appeared to be in the middle of the yet another food-diet-nutrition-health craze.