A Bob's Life

The news from Oklahoma highlights some valid concerns about the execution policy of the United States. A botched execution and the difficul...

Lonely Tulip in my Garden It rained yesterday. All day. I know the old saying about April showers bringing May flowers, but yesterday...

The Supreme Court heard cases yesterday regarding the rights, or not, of the police to search cell phones without a warrant when the phon...

Louis and Riordin in the suitcase It was clear, from their reaction when we arrived home Sunday and started unpacking, that the cats in ...

1. Sitting on the back deck last evening with Chris, who is finally home, and a 2001 Pinot Noir from one of my favorite wineries in Californ...

Yesterday was a difficult day. It was a celebration. How can a celebration be difficult? Well when you are celebrating someone who was ver...

OK, I know I am not supposed to write about work and the stuff happening there in this blog--but, celebrating 50 years as an organization is...

The speed limit is 55 MPH on Maryland Route 100. I was going somewhat faster, but moving with traffic and not trying to be either the fastes...

Forecast from April 24, 2014 Although Spring is here, I am still hearing the words "below normal temperatures" every morning o...

I took a quick tour of the gardens even as it was raining yesterday and was amazed by the bleeding hearts . They have grown from almost no...