Set Sail for One Piece
I’ve been a One Piece fan for years. Maybe not as long as it has been around, it has over 1,050 episodes, but at least for twelve or thirteen years when it started airing on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block. Kris …
Back to the Pond
Considering Kris is writing her novels, “The Dragonfly Temple Chronicles”, it’s not surprising that we ventured off to CSUN (California State University Northridge) to see dragonflies. CSUN has a meandering stream that starts at a man-made waterfall and ends …
60 Years of the Captain?
60 Years? How can that be? I remember when I was little, we lived in the city of Bell, California. One day we got a small box of cereal in the mail. You know, one of those boxes that come …
Pizza! Pizza!
Yesterday Kris and I went to Redlands to visit our niece, Annie. She recently finished her dental residency at the V.A. and will soon be starting a new job out there. For those of you who are not familiar, Redlands …
Paths of Writing
With Kris being out of work (see last week’s blog), she has been pursuing other means of income. One of them is writing in various forms. She is using her Patreon account to pursue her love of writing and generally …
My Wife’s Second Husband
Last week’s blog was sort of a non-blog. Too many things had happened that week, predominantly, the death of a close friend of ours, Frank J. Waller. He was a friend and also Kris’ caregiving client. So, we lost a …
What a Week I’m Having
It’s been a tough week+. Among several things, losing a friend on Tuesday, Frank Waller, and burying him today. More details next week. Dennis 174th blog (if you can call it that) completed. First Steampunk novel: 74406 words. ß …
The Three Worst Ways to Lose Weight
If you follow my quarterly goal reviews, you know one of my goals is to lose weight. A pound a month until I’m down to 190 pounds at the end of the year. I generally just watch what I eat …
The Changing Face of Television
The way we watch television has changed a lot, even in the past two or three years. That’s pretty much what the writer’s strike is all about. But that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about TV from …
Second Quarter 2023 GOALS Check
We’re halfway through the year and it’s time to see how I’m doing on my goals. Below is my full list, but let’s do a quick overview first. WRITING: Goals 1 – 3. This is a bit tricky to determine …