It’s incredible what you will hear if you take time to listen; recently dad and I were coming through the Ozark mountains late at night. Up there, cell coverage is spotty at best, and radio reception has to be set on perpetual scan to pick anything up, and even then the best you can hope for in that neck of the woods is snippets of “modern” country(yark) or, even worse, “contemporary” Christian, both rather soul-less…

Dad here; I'm sure most of you are like me and feeling a good deal of impotent rage at the devastation being experienced by our brothers and sisters in Texas. This is the first natural disaster since Katrina that the Casa del Whackos hasn't been directly involved with, and it's chewing at my liver, but sometimes the waiting is the hardest part. The Casa is located in what's known locally as Tornado Alley, so we…

FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, CAN I SLEEP IN JUST ONE DAY A YEAR WITHOUT THE BED TURNING INTO WWIII BEFORE THE SUN'S WARM? Dad here, kind of... When watching the video of Charlie's first ride on the new Honda, it became apparent that I don't mount a bike as easily as I used to; as a matter of fact, I looked downright geriatric. Today I turn the big double nickel. Many younger…

Dad here; Charlie is still kicking and thrashing in her sleep, no doubt chasing Stevie through her dreams, so I snagged the Samsung S7 Active from her horny paws before she could wake up. There have been countless inmates pass through the gates of the Casa Del Whackos, but we've never had one that dreams as much as Charlie, but then again, that's a malady I myself am inflicted with, except during my waking hours…

Charlie here; I'm not too sure if some of you might have missed out on hearing about this big "eclipse" thing that had everyone tinkling on themselves. Mom caught the fever early, buying enough cheap solar viewers online that she could afford to go on a giving spree to anyone who expressed the slightest interest, or who had the slightest pulse, for that matter. She eventually progressed to the point that she was parading around…

The following are the Ten Commandments as originally carried down from atop Mt Casa in the beginning: (Cue religious music) Thou shalt have no other dogs before me. Thou shalt not closeth the bathroom door. Thou shall not utter the "G" word in vain (go?) Be not miserly with the belly rubs, yea, continue on until I hearken "enough!" Thou shalt not feign sleep when I would rise, neither shalt thou rise when I would…