Oct 14, 2010 | Blog
I didn’t win the load of gravel for my driveway in the Friends of the Library raffle. Gary A. did. (Barb sold the ticket, and says she knows which Gary A. that is.) There were 35 prizes and I didn’t win any. Before the drawing Friends board member Art...Oct 13, 2010 | Blog
A big excavator knocked down the years vacant Primary School yesterday in all that rainy wind. The building wasn’t much, and should have been torn down long ago. I do remember a few heavy snowfalls that made the flat roof sag. The small, brown painted plywood...Oct 12, 2010 | Blog
In Yoga class yesterday Nancy, our teacher, read from the wisdom of a Yogi who said we need to find inspiration in the ordinary, and that the way to do that is breathe and clear our minds. We laid back on blankets with eye pillows on. There are about fifteen woman...Oct 11, 2010 | Blog
You can tell Tom was a little shorthanded at the paper last week because he ran this rather long interview with me about the cross-country team which I coached, but you might find it interesting. The new CVN reporter has arrived, and she is a terrific young reporter...Oct 9, 2010 | Blog
I pretended that Thursday and Friday were the weekend this week, and did all those chores I haven’t done on the weekends I’ve been traveling with the cross country team– and before that having knee surgery, and before that all the book tour and...Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
The sky was just getting light when I walked home from Morning Muscles at seven. Up by Fort Seward I heard a jingling, and then saw a small flashing red light. As they both came closer I saw the light was on a dog collar and the bear bells were on the owner’s...