Hi! I’m Tux.

Big Guy says this is a website.

I think it’s more like a really big backyard.

Come sniff around.

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Today’s Sniff

Everything changed.
Big Guy smiled.
Home smelled like Mama.

🐾 Filed from ankle level,
Tux

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This Week’s TUX Report

After a while I stopped watching the road behind us.
I started watching the two hoo-mans in front of me.

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Today’s Discoveries

Bunnies. Big Dogs.
Ropes. Adventures.

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Meet Mama

She gives treats.
Big Guy says “that’s enough”.
Mama disagrees.

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Meet Big Guy

He writes stories.
I test his patience.
We’re both pretty good at our jobs.

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Books & Goodies

Stories. Stickers.
More Coming Soon.

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Books & Goodies

BlackPapers

Gentle humor for modern life.

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Humor & Retirement Life

Stories about golf, marriage, dogs, moving from Southern California to Colorado, and the reinvented retirement no one warns you about.

Health & Resilience

Surviving stage 4 prostate cancer, radiation cystitis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the real emotional journey of long-term survivorship.

Money, Medicare & Meaning

The surprising financial cost of modern cancer care, why Medicare Part D is essential, and how retirees can prepare for life’s curveballs.