To The Manner Born

I am suspicious of holidays that fall on a particular date unless... It makes me feel that the importance of the holiday is minimized if it...

Last night was date night Friday, a weekly double date with a pair of dear friends. Over cocktails, the guys developed a theory based upon...

Silently I've been crabbing about the heat, attempting to console myself with Mrs. T's refrain "It's summer, it is supposed...

1914 dateline Sarajevo The presumptive heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Hungary and his wife were assassinat...

I have had a cat, but I have 4 dogs. Does that make me anti-cat? I hope not, despite the violent cat allergies that some around here have,...

Lest there be any misunderstanding, I adore my bride. Paraphrasing Auden (180 degrees out of context) she is my North, my South, my East, my...

My wallet Once upon a time I wrote about men and their wallets . I feel that men come in two categories. The first carry everything they o...

For the past ten days we've had family members coming and going around here. Now it is eerily quiet. Everyone has gone home yet Mrs. T...

Hunter S. Thompson Dalai Lama thanks to Private Eye Happy Mid Summer to each and all Toad

It's near 95 degrees in Mayberry (35C) which is to be expected at this time of year. Humid too for good measure. Recess is over and I...

My entire gang, gathered together for the first time in 6 years, and the first time together for Father's Day in 15. I am as excited a...

I found a box of old photos that I believed I had lost many years ago. I've spent too many hours since reviving old memories, trying to...

Happy Father's Day-from our house to yours

Christine LaGarde Barry Thanks to Private Eye Toad

Computer geeks may be amused to learn my $35 fully featured computer arrived midst the chaos of our home yesterday. It's a bit smaller ...

I've been granted a very temporary reprieve from the daily grind of paint repair or pitch. My 3 children along with their spouses and c...

We are approaching the half way point of our month long paint, repair and pitch it campaign and are making great strides. I am motivated by...

from The Gentleman's Slipper by Fiona Dreesmann Celebrating his 73rd today is 3 time World Champion Formula One racer Jackie Stewart, Th...

Who has the world's most thankless job? My guess it's today's birthday boy, Prince Phillip, consort to Queen Elizabeth. Today ...

75 years later and still in fashion Toad