Happy Place

Happy Place

I have been reading about the mental health issues. A few politicians would like to blame the ongoing gun violence on mental instability. Seems like a winning argument unless you consider the gun is the implement of destruction. No gun-especially assault style weapon-...
Peanuts and Cracker Jack

Peanuts and Cracker Jack

It is baseball season, America’s favorite sport. Well we still say that but it is reported that football has the largest spectator following. Baseball had not changed for too long, the games had extended well over 3 hours with some extra inning games being...

Circle

It was six years ago on Thursday when Margie Marie was born at 4:44. It was a special day. On the same day at 4:45 my brother Bob left this world. Some would argue that it was just a coincidence, maybe so. I prefer to feel it is reminder of the circle of life that is...
Extremism

Extremism

One good by product of a  water leak in your house is the need to look at all of the stuff you have accumulated and decide if  those things still have meaning for you.  So many picture albums from the way back days. Many of the images are of people who...
Ephemeral

Ephemeral

I did not want to start watching Ted Lasso, the premise seemed off.  Now that I hear this may be the last season, I am so sad. This week the club played a friendly in Amsterdam. They lost, which is not that unusual. Coach Lasso declared a no curfew night and only...
Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

I plan to tell you about public education in Idaho and the critical importance of the Idaho STEM Center. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math give rise to the acronym STEM. An acronym is an abbreviation that forms a word, not to be confused with an initialism,...