Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

This meme recently appeared on my Facebook feed: I didn't know whether to be sad or angry, so I settled on both. And I figured I might a...

Der Furor has done almost immeasurable harm to this county in many areas: he has worked to wreck our health care system (in the middle of a ...

Today my oldest grandson Joe, big brother extraordinaire of whom I am proud beyond words, turns 12 ... one more year until he's a teena...

I celebrated my birthday last Friday, and was able to celebrate over the weekend with this wonderful pineapple upside-down cake baked by my...

How much fun can you have with a pair of hyperactive grandchildren in two days? Enough to feel your age. On Saturday afternoon, we visite...

This was one of a series of photos on the topic of "innocence" that I received the other day from my friend Bob. Given some of wh...

Over the weekend we drove up to Calvert Cliffs State Park in Maryland with our daughter and the local grandchildren. It was a fun, if exha...

Noah is my youngest grandson, and he's really cute. And I think I want to stay on his good side. Have a good day. Don't mess...

Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous summer day here in Northern Virginia, and we spent most of the afternoon in an outing with our local g...

This post is directed more toward those of you who are - or are likely to become - parents, so if this condition doesn't apply, you may...

After the miserable bust of the "Snowquester" earlier this week, when the much-hyped 8-10 inches of snow turned out to be about t...

I couldn't help myself ... This afternoon we were visiting with our local grandchildren, and I discovered a wig that went with my gra...

Our granddaughter Leya has a birthday coming up next month, and so - as good grandparents will do - we asked her what she might like for he...

Very quickly this morning, as I have much to do today ... You may not have realized it, but our poor world is infested with monsters, and Le...

You've probably noticed that I enjoy being a grandparent. It's the reward you get for not strangling your children when they were te...