Featured Post Introspections Once a triathlete Several adjectives could be used to describe me. Loud comes to mind immediately. Also, chatty, inquisitive, and boisterous. Descriptors you…
Community Community Events +1 Harvesting the experience of your years Here’s an interesting tidbit I’ve recently learned – the term, legacy, is a loaded word. And there is an invisible…
Introspections MIL and more I have big and exciting news! We’re getting a girl! I can’t say we’re having a girl because that would…
Community Community Events +1 Generosity is infectious here and now I’m writing this as rain finally falls on the Bighorns. I speak for everyone who has watched the mountains burn;…
Community Community Events +1 The travel bug has returned I’m pretty sure I’ve packed more travel into my life in the last two months than in the last several…
Introspections Cleaning out – the gift that keeps giving My niece and I made another pilgrimage to the homeland, Peoria, IL, to visit my dad this week. Not unexpectedly,…
Introspections My way is best – just ask me Welcome back to my column, dear reader! You know that I’ve been covering end of life if you’ve read my…
Community Introspections Don’t wait. Just do it. I was just in Peoria, IL, right after my niece’s extraordinary wedding because my dad had another major stroke in…
Introspections Who’s the smart one here? Over a drink with some friends the other night, I asked for ideas for this week’s column. One suggested the…
Community Introspections Back-to-School Realities If you missed the ads in between the political spots, it’s back-to-school time. I have no idea why January, February,…
Community Introspections A rude awakening I’ve recently returned from our youth leadership camp, CampFIRE. Thirty-six incoming high school freshmen from Sheridan and Johnson counties kept…
Community Introspections Reflecting on retirement March 31 was a big day for my friend, Sandra. When you read this, she will be one of the…