He aimed his keyless remote fob at the door and thumbed the ‘‘unlock’’ button. The door wouldn’t open. Annoyed, my buddy ‘‘Hank’’ pointed again and pressed harder. Nothing. Hank glared at the door as he thrust the fob at it as if running it through with a saber. He mashed the … [Read more...]

When I first moved to my neighborhood, I knew it was something on the edgier side of “up-and-coming”, more like “slowly approaching” or “looking upwards, sometimes.” But I figured with the next town over turning around so quickly, it was just a matter of time that mine would, … [Read more...]

“Where is my checkbook? What happened to that phone number I copied last week? What happened to my life insurance policy that I took out of the safe-deposit box?” You cannot believe all the aggravation that I have faced because my desk is in a continuous state of disorder. … [Read more...]

To tortoise owners everywhere, all twelve of you. Have you ever contemplated what you would do if your pride and joy escaped from your garden sanctuary? You might think that finding a lost tortoise would be considerably easier than tracking down a tearaway terrier or … [Read more...]

Last week I was taking my Great Dane, Bison, out for a stroll in the local dog park in Jacksonville Beach. In the center of the park, there is a slight drop off that leads to a small body of water, perhaps twenty five yards long. Because Bison is a spry ten month old, he doesn't … [Read more...]