Posts by mheff

Hi FolksOn January 1st I started thinking about writing my usual New Year post. A week later, I was still thinking. At the beginning of 2025, we had politics up the yin yang. By the end of 2025, there was enough of it to stuff a large wazoo. Ubiquitous was a good word for it. So was…

Yes, I know, I’m late by a few days this year. The festive season was a bit more frantic than usual. I love Christmas. I look forward to the day itself and also the build-up, usually beginning a few weeks after Halloween. Not everyone is a fan though.  Walmart Anonymous Grumpy:    You never worked…

Grey-white brick, green eaves and doors, a massive maple canopy above the front yard, the porch hiding behind a barbed and tangled hedge.  The backyard is thickly bordered by Pine, Oak, and Ash, with two forty-foot Norway Maples shading the patio. Street-friendly, the lines smooth and warm, this handsome structure, diffident and proud, righteously proclaims…

Open To Opinions Hi folksWell, it seems I opened a polarized can of worms. Currently, people are about evenly split between supporting and condemning my rant about cats.A point or two in contention:—Is this business of hunting down stray cats justified?—Is the presumption that cats do no harm based on bad information? First of all, there…

Hi everyoneYou know what would be cool? Having an editor. Just being able to say “I have an editor” would be a buzz. But unless you work for a newspaper or a magazine or write books, and I do not, you don’t need an editor. I still want one. Not the kind of editor that changes things,…

A Quick Update I wasn’t lying to the cat police. I had already decided to give Rooney a chance to be an indoor cat.It won’t be easy. It’s difficult enough to change the psychology of a young feral, but a 17-year-old one? However, what are my options? She’s almost totally deaf, which makes her easy prey…

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Poor Kitty Hi everyone. I’m a cat guy. You know from past posts that Doug the Dog lived here for nine years. I grew very attached to him. So it’s not that I dislike dogs, it’s just that, given the choice, I’d rather have a cat or two as pets. There are two…

Vancouver Island Nanaimo British ColumbiaTuesday, November 11, 2025 What a show, what a crowd, what a crew!It started as soon as we set up our gear. The crew took over (in a nice way) and conducted the most efficient and orderly sound check I’ve experienced in years. My complaints (and I’m not alone) about this project…

How to keep your readers in suspense We landed in Victoria around 1:30 pm PST. Rick immediately headed for the AVIS car rental kiosk, which was conveniently located near the baggage carousel. That saved some time. The only vehicle he was able to reserve was small and would have been a pain in the ass…

On Our WayMonday November 10/25  10:03 am What a morning! I called for an Uber at 7:10 am, knowing already that I was pushing the envelope. I was told to be at Terminal 3 by 8:00 am. For those of you who haven’t used Uber yet, you book it by tapping an icon on your…