Putting aside the good news about Sweet Baby James taking his first steps and Prime and I having our first alcohol-free date (we went to a cult restaurant specializing in buckwheat pancakes and maple syrup, open only two months a year), I have more amusing local...

Yep, in just a couple of days, ol' Spud is headed across the pond to Kauai wed his future bride and become the head of a household at the ripe old age of 62. I had kids early, so they're all in their 30's. Future Mrs. Spud had them late, so they're 20 and 22. I didn't...

Exciting days here in the Gulch. Every little village needs a crazy guy wandering the streets. In our case, it's the son of a professor, the latter notorious for her rather eccentric behavior (like hitting on me). He was trespassed from our little business a year or...