Yesterday, April 22, was my mom’s (Aka Gracie) 93rd birthday. As readers of this blog know, we have a history of trying to pull off wild events to help her celebrate. For her 70th birthday, we arranged for her to drive a tractor. For her 80th, a friend got her in to a hockey arena […]
Big Sky and Yellowstone
Last week I had the chance to spend a few days in the great state of Montana — skiing at Big Sky Resort, and visiting Yellowstone National Park. Since words can’t describe the beauty, here are a few photos… For a trip into Yellowstone, we booked with Yellowstone Vacations. If you’re looking to do Yellowstone […]
Happy Year of the Rat
Tomorrow is Chu Yi (初一), the first day of the lunar new year on the Chinese calendar. For those of you keeping track, it marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat. If the thought of a rat makes you wrinkle your nose, you can call it Year of the Mouse, since the Chinese […]
A Tribute to My Father, 2020
Nineteen years ago, I was at a small beachside resort in southern Thailand when I got word that my father had died. Within 24 hours I was on a plane bound for Minnesota. Below are the words that I spoke in farewell and tribute to my dad at his memorial service on January 25, 2001 […]
Spicy Truck Stop
A few years back I wrote about finding an Indian restaurant tucked away into an old truck stop along I-80 in western Nebraska. The post was titled Butter Chicken on I-80. I tell everyone I know who travels that route to stop in for some great Indian food. Since most people think scrambled eggs, bacon, […]
Best Books of 2019
I do enjoy a good book, whether reading it the old fashioned way or listening to an audio version while driving or flying across the planet. In no particular order, here are the ten best books I read this year: The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution, by Peter Hessler What can I say? […]
