Author Archives: doug

Still in the 90’s up here. I fill the bird bath a couple times a day and all kinds of birds and the deer use it. I have a little dish on the ground I put water in for the … Continue reading →

I decided to stick with my truck. It only has 21,000 miles on it and being a diesel, it’ll run for 250,000 miles or more! It’s not like they’ve stopped making new cars, so they’ll always be a deal. Lori … Continue reading →

Lor and I were talking the other day about retirement, again. It’s a process, but one thing we do know is that we don’t want to be working two years from now. One thing about retirement is that to make … Continue reading →

Up here, it’s pretty nice. In Chicago, you can’t go outside today. The ACI, or air quality index, is way above hazardous. Yesterday it was off the charts which top out at a rating of 500. 300 is hazardous. Today … Continue reading →

Lori works today from around 11am until maybe 3. She has a research patient having surgery today and her nurse is out today. Both her nurse and her PA came back from the conference with a bad cough. Looks like … Continue reading →

As of today, we’re halfway through summer. In six weeks, it’ll be September and Labor Day and then it’s all downhill until 2027! It’s a bit clearer this morning with not as much smoke. We’re supposed to get rain this … Continue reading →

Lori made chocolate cupcakes for an athletic trainer that agreed to help her out today as Tiffany’s flight from the conference in Hawaii is scheduled for today. When she made her flight, she booked the wrong day for her return. … Continue reading →

Warm up here, probably the mid 90’s, but I heard it was over 100 in Denver. We’ll see how it is today as I’m running down until around 11:30 and then will head back up the hill. Yesterday we stayed … Continue reading →

Pretty crazy these days. The Dems are doing their best to make socialism, which is communism, normal. Don’t fall for their promises of free stuff! That’s the lure of socialism and communism, take from the rich and give to you! … Continue reading →

Ty’s golfing at Cordilla this morning. A customer from work is taking him. The guy who is taking Ty, wife’s sister, is married to Christian McCaffery of the San Francisco 49’rs. Kind of a fun fact right? Ty is so … Continue reading →