Our pets need us. We did this to them. I recently discovered dog grooming videos by various groomers on YouTube and have become fascinated by how a skilled groomer can vastly improve a dog’s quality of life by bathing it, ridding it of excess fur or fleas, cleaning its ears…

If you even think you have Covid, don’t come here! Living through a pandemic of a novel virus was an experience that I don’t ever want to go through again. I have never in my life seen so many people being so stupid, all at the same time. Maybe I…

The method I use to learn about God. I’ve never been a New Agey person or an extremely religious one, despite the deep affection I have for my church and church family. I don’t go around quoting Bible verses, and I don’t ask people if they know Jesus. …

No, not like that!

How much ibuprofen will I need today? This is likely to be my last post about my adventures with sciatica for a while, unless something interesting happens. My physical therapy sessions ended three weeks ago. I’m pleased with the progress I made and with my decreased pain level overall. My…

Genteel people take their tea quietly. — I decided to celebrate Texas Independence Day (March 2), by taking the day off and enjoying lunch at my favorite tea shop, McHugh Tearoom on Bissonnet Street in Houston, Texas. Today I had the pimiento cheese sandwich with the carrot salad and a trio of miniature blueberry scones with clotted…

You will sweat! — I had never undergone physical therapy before coming down with sciatica, so I thought some of you might be interested in learning what it’s like. The cost of physical therapy I had always believed that physical therapy was godawful expensive. I have in fact had two close friends who refused to do physical therapy because…

It doesn’t have to be “versus.” — When I first began investing in stocks, I didn’t know there was a difference between income (or value) investing and growth investing; I thought it was all the same thing. However, there are advantages to owning both income and growth stocks, so I’ll cover them here. Income investing gives you money to invest with. My father, who taught…

Slow and steady or quick and risky? Disclaimer: I am not a professional investor; I am an ordinary person who has been a buy-and-hold dividend stock investor for over three decades. I love investing! If you need real financial advice, you should consult with a fiduciary in your area. Investing versus trading There…