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Golden Treasure
Ahhh...home again after two days of interviews and speaking engagements, two nights in strange beds, and two drives through the countryside where farmers were harvesting at full tilt. Though my eyelids are drooping and my body can’t wait to rest on our mattress’s...
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Yesterday afternoon the weather was October bright and sunny, perfect for a drive to northwest Iowa. There are plenty of state highways that wind from where I live to where I needed to be, plenty of ways to vary the route. But most of the highways in that part of our...
Nerd-vana: Big Bang Theory
For the past three years, my chemistry professor friend has been raving about the TV comedy, Big Bang Theory. The show sounded great, but I couldn’t check it out because we live in the black hole of digital television reception. (Yes, we have a converter box and no,...
Pork Steak & Apples
The longer nights and cooler days have put a damper on my spirits lately. The cooler days and long nights are an in-my-face reminder that winter’s around the corner. The silver lining on the oncoming blizzard cloud is the return to cold weather cooking which - call me...
54 Years Young
Once upon a time, I thought 54 was old. Really old. Really, really old. But not any more. Maybe because I’m 54 now, and it doesn’t feel much different that 40 or 45 or 50. Maybe because it doesn’t feel anywhere near as old as I thought it would feel. Or maybe because...
Phone Phobia
Phone calls are not my favorite thing, probably because of the bad news relayed by phone over the years. Never mind that ten times more good news than bad has been the subject of phone calls, too. The bad news announcements make me skittish every time I say hello. So...