Category Archives: General

Well I wasn’t really mapping Google Maps.  What I was doing was waiting on a street in Laguna Beach last summer while the girls were shopping.  While waiting I noticed the Google Street view car coming down the street so … Continue reading →

I like automatic. There’s enough hand watering to do with all the plants on the back patio. I don’t need to be running a hose over the lawn everyday to water the garden. Therefore, I’m extending the existing drip system … Continue reading →

The dang cats have the whole house to roam around in, well almost, we don’t let them in the bedrooms. But the rest of the place is there’s to enjoy.  They have their beds, they trade off sleeping in them.  … Continue reading →

I’ll admit it right up front.  As a tired guy, I’m always looking for an easier way to get the job done.  Confronted with having to thatch the back yard before over seeding the Bermuda with Rye I set about … Continue reading →

Kidney stones are the hardest stones of all. Just saying the words kidney stones can make one cringe and cross their legs like crossing your fingers or knocking on wood. Once you have had one, passed one, and recovered you … Continue reading →

This is what I was pondering for about an hour in the middle of the night. What prompted this 3 am. conundrum? Why is it that when my wife gets hot in the middle of the night, I wake up … Continue reading →

I had my spot all picked out for my winter garden (attempt) when do something dumb. I stopped and read an article on the internet that said in Tucson a winter garden needs at least 8 hrs. of sun so … Continue reading →

The Bermuda Grass is going dormant for the winter. This leaves me with a choice. Either I leave it brown and wait for summer to return, or I put in a perennial rye grass as an over seed to the … Continue reading →

Yep,  It’s Monopoly at Mcdonalds 2011 I was expecting this to start on Tue. Sept. 27th as the place mat above indicates.   But when I meet my Dad and sister at Mcdonalds on Monday Sept. 26th the game pieces were … Continue reading →

The past three weeks have add a capitol T to the Tired Guy.  It has been non-stop since early July, but the capper for the summer has been what we call the “Triathlon” around here. First was a local realtor … Continue reading →