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John, I love the looks of calico cats but every one I've ever had was schizophrenic. In fact most females, which includes all calicos, seem distant and strange compared to all my gelding cats. Had one really great female cat and 25 great males. No luck at all with calicos. Here's our only...

Not by choice. A couple years ago my son had to do some "primitive" camping to earn a merit badge for a scouting organization (not Boy Scouts) and I was allowed to go along. It had been a few years since I backpacked all over the Idaho Primitive Area. Sleeping on the ground, even on a foam...

Nam Dinh, Viet Nam, July 2025. The City of Nam Dinh is the capital of Nam Dinh Province, where our son was born. This was an interesting landmark. Bryan

I use gmail a fair amount but urge caution. Google steals everything that isn't nailed down regarding your personal information and using gmail ensures they know more about you than you might know or wish. Duck duck go is excellent for anything remotely out of the ordinary and does not track...

How do you get them to gather and feed peacefully? Here in Central Texas it's one hummer per feeder as the second to show up initiates a fight almost without fail. They are highly territorial hereabouts. Plenty of room at our large feeders but they aren't very tolerant of one another. Bryan

Hilton was the only "frequent" program that cancelled me when I was laid off from a corporate job 24 years ago. American Airlines called to see if I was okay and offered to extend my mileage program (Platinum at the time). Hyatt called and asked if they'd done anything wrong, expressed...

My problem with mail-order hats is "one size fits all" or "most." When you have a size 8 head you best try 'em on first. Any thoughts on how big these hats run? Once in a great while I'll find a "one size fits most" that is pretty close to adequate. Bryan

Several years ago, visiting a friend in Maryland. My son finding humor in my old friend's (older than me) sense of "humor." About 15 minutes after this pic was taken a Maryland State Trooper pulled us over and "requested" my friend remove the prop, which he did. Some people never grow up and...

Likely many of you received this notice as well. Not sure it simplifies or lessens expenses for potential purchasers but imagine it simplifies things for the CMP. Glad I have everything I need from them. The final listings on the current CMP Auction site will end on Friday, August 29, 2025 at...

Mother and son on the Mekong Delta last month. Bryan

Our son, cooling off in a seasonal stream at our ranch, when he was about a year old. His first day of college classes is tomorrow. Enjoy 'em while you got 'em. Bryan

My Mother passed late this spring and towards the end I was her healthcare coordinator and giver which included keeping track of the myriad of prescriptions that seemed to multiply as time grew shorter. As the one who routinely procured her medications I was frequently at a loss to understand...

I can heartily endorse "Life Proof" vinyl planks sold by Home Depot. It is, indeed, life proof as evidenced by a teenager and four cats doing their level best to destroy it and failing. Great stuff. Bryan

If I drank the same way I did in my youth there's no way I would have made it this far. Lots of moderation for some years now. I certainly don't need it as once in a while I forget to have a drink and can, under rare circumstances go several days without a drink or thinking about it. Kinda...

We found it interesting that the one thing that had not changed in 18 years, between our first and most recent visits to Viet Nam, was the fact you still can't drink the water. We stayed at some quality hotels; the one in Nam Dinh was as nice as any in my experience (and I've stayed at some...

My practice wife was a total pain about me purchasing anything and scrutinized everything that represented potential fun for me (even though we had no money issues). My forever wife and I have an unspoken understanding that she gets what she wants and I get what I want. We both are realistic...

I love it when old posts get revived. This is still a relatively hot topic and I concur that preventing gun-toting inside your business, where otherwise legal, may simply invite gun-toters with bad intent. We vacationed in Viet Nam the first two weeks of July and Circle K has a presence...

Married over 40 years but not to the same woman. I had a practice wife for 19 years and finally left her for what amounted to good reasons and her lack of commitment to our union. Been married to my forever wife for a little over 21 years now. I remember how important it was to me to be...

Everyone is, as Rusty suggests, wired differently. My total cholesterol is, and always has been, quite high and the LDL and HDL are out of whack. As of a year ago my calcium score was 19, less than my cardiologist's score, and pretty respectable for my age and condition. No statins, ever, and...

We lived in a nicer neighborhood in Austin, North Shoal Creek area, until moving to our forever home eight years ago. A front door got kicked in at least once a month, usually in broad daylight during work hours. Perps spent very little time inside but routinely made off with TVs, laptops...