Clarence was quite possibly the worst vacuum cleaner salesman in Greene County Iowa. I am not going to say “in all of Greene County” because...

Our rocketing skiff, heading towards the barely visible shoreline, lunges and twists over the dark icy waves. One moment, we are tossed up i...

The lure of riches led men in droves to Dyea Alaska and the glacially sculpted valley of Chilkoot Pass. This land, long stewarded by the Tli...

Unmoor the darkness lavage the pits of your soul refine your moral compass. Hold strong your gifts fortitude is not lost only buried. Rest y...

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.  As far as possible, wi...

Are you feeling frozen in time and drained of all your oil?  Me too...

The sun rose over the low lying roof tops of the squatty town, nestled between fields of soy beans, corn, and wind burdened tree lines. A fe...

Do you here it? That sound? The sound of choice, of freedom, of life outside the confines of the walls that suffocate. ...

As the highway stretched beyond my view I sensed that we had reached the end. End of our journey together. End of our relationship. The End...

Between land and sea, and the space in between our unspoken words hold the truth.

  Vanity that gets in the way of empathy is an unbecoming companion. ...

Postcard joy from my dear friend who knows my heart. Happy Saturday! Hug those you love, and remember to write home, even if it's a shor...

  The recommendation to visit the Chihuly Garden and Glass  was the best advice EVER! It truly is a must see when you are in the Seattle are...

  Mid-town Anchor-town received the first snow that will be tagged as the beginning of winter 2021. It is disorienting to some, welcomed by ...

Today I celebrate childhood, specifically these two cutie pies, and how much fun I had with them throughout their childhood, and especially...

Two hundred and eighty days is what it takes to grow a human. It begins with a small cluster of cells that build the blocks of who we will b...

When life teaches us to measure our greed. Greed for love, money, more time. We are standing at the edge, wind on our face, and a catch in o...

Twenty-one years and a lifetime ago when Everts Air Cargo was still operating under the name Air Cargo Express I went golfing with four folk...

In life there are people who believe in you, and there are people who don't. There are allies, enemies, and the ambivalent. How will you...

  Kennecott Mine 1986 ~ a scan of one of my Mom's slides from her and Dad's trip back to McCarthy and Kennecott. I have labeled this...