Hello and welcome back to the Dogpound, where we have been trying to very careful and safe. As I stated in my last article I almost became a hood ornament, and I had a second example I wanted to share with you, but ran out of space. Example No. 2: my middle daughter is really into physical fitness and she recommended that I drink almond milk with a whey protein powder and throw in some fruit as well. Since I need all the help I can get, I started drinking this mixture a couple of times a week after my…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I hope you have been taking care of yourself, and as for myself, I have been struggling a bit with that issue. Nothing major mind you. No need to call 911 or anything like that; I have just had a few near-misses where I have been pushing my guardian angel to work overtime. For instance….the other day I got the “hungries” for some good old french fries. I like my fries extra crispy, while being soft and hot in the center. So happens my local grocery store was advertising…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Many a week I have sat here at the computer, wondering what I should write about. Then life comes and kicks me in the caboose. Like, ta-da! Here you go! As I have said many times, I am not mechanically inclined. I can mutter through, but I could not make a living at mechanics for sure. Anyway, I have a tree that is growing by my house, and it is nice to have a bit of shade from the morning sun. However, the branches are continually growing out and…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Well, remember telling your kids that they were wasting their time playing video games all day long? It appears that may not be so true anymore. There is a thing now called eSports. We know there are competitions and tournaments, but now professional sports have started to set up their own leagues. The NBA has been in the lead, forming actual leagues with players to which they pay a salary ranging from $30,000 to $35,000 a year. Each team recruits and plays against other teams. The league is called…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. Well…first off…it is August already! Oh my! Hard to believe that Christmas is only a few months away. I know, I know, I can hardly wait either! Anyway, I am ending the month of July with some “boo-boos,” and I know what you are thinking: “You are getting old. What do you expect?” OK, get it out of your system so I can finish my story. So I was getting ready for my bath Friday night. I pull off my shirt and lo and behold, there is an apple-size,…

Hello and welcome back to Part 2 of the Dogpound on aging. Last week, I was discussing growing old and how science continues to come up with a long list of items that will shorten your lifespan, sometimes measured in minutes. Which is kind of scary. For example, I am drinking a lime Diet Coke right now, and per the studies, it just took 15 minutes from my lifespan. To be honest I did not feel a thing. LOL. Anyway, I left my pack of readers with a tag line that scientists have found something that is worse than smoking…

Hello and welcome back to the world of the Dogpound, where we are aging every day and thankful every day for that little blessing. I have been thinking more about getting older, since I am closer to the end than I am at the beginning, and with that, I have in turn been thinking more about my health. I know we are all blessed with abundant food availability. You have to be amazed when you sit down and really think about everything that has to happen to stock our grocery stores with the wide range of fruit, vegetables, meat and…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. So I need to ask my fellow pack members: when is a bed not a bed? Answer: When it turns into a closet. I can see by your puzzled looks that some of you did not make the connection, so let me explain. When I was little, the first chore of every morning was to make my bed. Nothing fancy like requiring hospital corners [which would come later when I served in the Army]. Just pull up the sheets and bedspread, smooth out all wrinkles and throw the pillow on top. Even when…

Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I am hoping everyone returned from the holiday with all of their fingers and toes attached. Let’s see what we have on the books today. Well, good new, old Betsy [my 2004 Honda] just rolled through 250,000 miles, and like me, she is old, creaky, and a bit beat up, but we are still ticking and taking names. Other good news, the house I started last year ran into all kinds of problems. My builder walked out on me halfway through the project and took with him a lot…