I have said before that I didn’t get punished much growing up, and I attribute it to the fact that… Read more Childhood Punishments–NOT
Category: Creative Writing
Parallel Realities or Escape from Reality
If you are like me, some days the news just gets too much to handle. I find myself doomscrolling… So… Read more Parallel Realities or Escape from Reality
Childhood Punishments, Part 3
Funny how the most memorable punishments I endured came at the hands/commands of my father. As the youngest of eight… Read more Childhood Punishments, Part 3
Strong and Thriving
I am strong. Not necessarily mentally, though I do feel fine in that respect. I am happy, content in my… Read more Strong and Thriving
Itchy Boots and Me
While putting together my 2025 Christmas letters, I started watching Itchy Boots @ItchyBoots on YouTube. About three years ago an… Read more Itchy Boots and Me
Cottonwoods
I never liked cottonwood trees. They seemed so gnarly, their bark rough, grooved, scratchy. In the early summer, the cotton… Read more Cottonwoods
Delayed Take Off
I had planned on hitting the road yesterday to start my Sojourn, but the atmospheric river came through from California… Read more Delayed Take Off
Packing Up
Packing for the month-long road trip should get easier every year, right? This will be year five that I will… Read more Packing Up
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig.
With a hurt left leg that was swelling and bruising, my return to Denver and the prospect of driving 825… Read more Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig.
At Least It Was a Black Diamond Run
My mother told me I should quit skiing twenty years ago when I was approaching fifty. It was too dangerous,… Read more At Least It Was a Black Diamond Run
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