Moose and Ink

This past Monday marked two months with our new feline companions.  How’s it going? Between the cats, things are good.  They’ve finally gotten used to each other’s presence and are even playing together.  There are times when we aren’t sure if Skye understands that Cici is blind.  Then, there are…

It’s not a secret that I haven’t been a big fan of eBooks.  Well, not exactly the ebooks themselves but rather eReaders.  I’ve written about it in the past here and here but it boils down to them being clunky and not terribly friendly when compared to a simple dead…

Tuesday night, our local independent bookstore hosted a talk by New York Times bestselling author, William Kent Krueger.  Kent (as he likes to be called) is the author of the Cork O’Conner series of mysteries.  He’s also from the Twin Cities and most of his novels are set in northern…

Slowly we make progress back to a normal life in the house. Things are very different around the house.  It’s quiet. No one greets us at the door or lies in the sunlight.  I guess it serves to remind us that Tucker and Tim Tam are gone.  It’ll be a…

This morning, we said goodbye to Tim Tam.  After fifteen years, it was his time to rest and we gave him that. For the past year, Tim Tam has had issues with his kidneys that would eventually lead to renal failure (i.e. shutting down of the kidneys).  Over the past…

“Of course the human is still alive. Despite his many and ridiculous flaws, I am forced to keep his company.  After all, he is the only one capable of opening the fridge and the cans which contain my food.  Without him, I would be forced to give up my breakfast,…

Just some upkeep on things…   The Grand Canyon is very cool.  I’ll be game to go back just about any time.  It took us three hours to hike a mere three miles round trip on the Bright Angel Trail.  After that, we hiked along the Rim Trail and put…

After 39 years, you’d think my twin brother would get it … Today is @inkhughes 38th Bday. Make him feel old for me tweeterverse! — Jon (@DrawJonDraw) June 23, 2013     .@DrawJonDraw How’s that Alzheimer’s treating you, bro? (We’re 39, dumbass :-P) — Matt Hughes (@inkhughes) June 23, 2013…

In Arizona right now on what we are calling our ‘Hole in the Ground’ tour. Actually, we’re down here in Flagstaff for a wedding reception but we’ve chosen to visit a few sites that the area has to offer. Today we stopped by the Meteor Crater.  Very cool and impressive,…