"I had NO idea Hank Williams was being placed in a home with someone in a wheel chair. And Hank Williams is THE BEST dog for this environment. They said they love him even more because he's a little broken." - Mile High Labrador Retriever Mission. My favorite people at Rescued Pets Movement … [Read more...]
The Daily Dudley - Coffee With Careless
Do you like coffee talk? Who doesn’t? Here we’ll write about interesting things like good coffee, good food, good friends, cigars, beer,…you name it. Coffee With Careless will be lighthearted and funny, while sometimes having a moral to the story.
CIGAR SELECTIVE
Cigars. What are they really? Sure, smoke 'em if you got 'em, but I always wonder what draws me to a particular cigar. See what I did there? Perhaps it's the fact that when you start smoking a great cigar, your mind starts to wander. When I smoke a cigar, I'm only doing one of two things. I'm either … [Read more...]
NEED A BREAK? LEARN TO BAKE.
When you're down and troubled, and you need a helping hand. And nothing, nothing is going right... I just love that Kenny Loggins song, don't you? Some days you just don't feel like getting out of bed. Ruff night, ruff day at the office - choose your poison. Maybe your spouse jumped you (and … [Read more...]
LAGNIAPPE – WE ALL COULD USE SOME
Down in New Orleans where the blues was born. It takes a cool dog to blow a horn. On LaSalle or Rampart Street, the combo's there with a mambo beat. The Mardi Gras Mambo. It's that time of the year again. Mardi Gras. I know what you're thinking. Party on Garth! Oh, sure, there are the parades … [Read more...]
POLITICS – ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Kinky Friedman: "Politics - poly, meaning many. Ticks, meaning blood suckers." Something strange has been taking over our great nation. It didn't just start with this last presidential election. It's been going on for decades. And our politicians have been fueling the fire - because why not, it … [Read more...]
TEXAS TREE HUGGERS
I think that I shall never see colors as lovely as on my tree - in Texas of course. I just love that poem by Robert Frost. In Texas, we have two seasons: Summer and Summer Light. If it gets below eighty degrees, it's a national holiday. I know what you're thinking but Texas used to be a nation … [Read more...]
MAKE YOUR MARK
Yes, I found her dipping into my bourbon - again. But this time (unlike when she finished my Balcones Single Malt), I think she was trying so send me a subliminal message. I got to thinking, I ain't no spring chicken anymore. What have I done with my life? Have I made my mark? When I'm gone will … [Read more...]
MY ADT ALARM SYSTEM
So, I had my alarm system installed. Now I don't have to worry about someone breaking into my home. Not that I have much to steal, but I do place a high value on my cigars and Jack Daniels. Nobody wants that disappearing - especially me. I went with ADT - ALL DOG TACTICAL. It came highly … [Read more...]
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
A chair is still a chair, even when there's no one sitting there But a chair is not a house and a house is not a home When there's no one there to hold you tight And no one there you can kiss goodnight I just love that George Benson song. Don't you? I was sitting on my porch in Medina, Texas. … [Read more...]
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT
Let's dance - Put on your red shoes and dance the blues. Let's dance - To the song they're playin' on the radio. Let's sway - You could look into my eyes. Let's sway - Under this moonlight, this serious moonlight. I just love that Prince song, don't you? I heard it playin' on the radio yesterday … [Read more...]
