Lagniappe's Lair

In Novi, Michigan, a mother is so upset that her child is asked to write an essay on whether she'd rather be a slave or a factory worker...

Both dogs are shedding their winter coats to such a degree that my house appears to be carpeted. (It's hardwood.) Belle's tunnel und...

It was a nice day today. so I put the Iron Pony on the back of the SUV and carted it up to Harpers Ferry for a ride. There's a little ...

How to teach a kid to swim, John Wayne style. Movie: Hondo. 1953.

I'm cashing in my bonds. Since I'm home today, and since it's nearly 100 degrees, I took Murphy to the river to cool him off....

In New York State, a 4 year old rats out her dad and gets momma a court case to boot. MASSENA - State police here found a wanted man with a ...

What do two-year-olds and roosters have in common? Well at least in the case of Tom and Misty's generally adorable two year old, they wa...

And in California, what was supposed to be a nice friendly event where local kids met and interacted with police officers went sour when nei...

So on Friday, I was over at the home of some friends and we were eating dinner in their living room. After looking at me for much of the day...

But was it a Triple Dog Dare ? WOODWARD, Oklahoma -- The Woodward Fire Department was called out at 7:24 Tuesday morning to rescue an 8-yea...

Saturday was another shooting day. A couple of months ago I'd volunteered to take a group of novice shooters out to the local range. Thi...

I am blogging from an undisclosed secure location today. Word is, a fatwa has been issued against me by Natasha, wife of Aaron, owner of The...

Lagniappe is enjoying a pig ear tonight. Pig ears are one of his favorite treats and he gets them on special occasions. Today he earned one....

Sorry the blogging's been light this week, but I've had a ten year old boy to entertain this week. He's never really had a chanc...

Sorry for the absence--had to head up to Lake Huron for a week-end of wreck diving and shooting with Aaron of The Shekel . I had a good driv...

So yesterday I had a pretty heavy workout in the gym, in large part because The Magnificent Seven was on the gym TV so I had to run and rid...

Since it was Sunday and a beautiful day in addition, I decided to put other topics on hiatus for the day and I took Lagniappe to Harpers Fer...