For some reason, I began each of our horse-owner phases as shoveler-in-chief. Not that I mind. I actually liked taking care of horses before I could even ride one. We had a Quarter Horse mare named Dee, a 1200 pound halter-bred muscle horse. My wife Marcie rode her with English tack doing something called “Dressage.” … [Read more…]
Gentle Readers, Thought you might enjoy a glimpse of local Utah politics, specifically the debate, now ballot referendum, on whether or not the local convenience store should be licensed to sell alcohol. What, you say? Re-litigate prohibition? The great “Noble Experiment,” and one of the greatest social policy failures in American history? Here is a … [Read more…]
The good news is that unemployment numbers for younger veterans are declining, from a high of 20% in 2012 to 7.3% in June 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, these numbers are higher than national averages for the 18-24 year old demographic. I’ve been scratching my head over this for some time, … [Read more…]
For an old retired dude like me, Facebook has been a real blessing. One of the things I like best about FB is being able to see what my brothers and sisters-in-arms are up to – how their careers are progressing, how their families are growing, particularly if I played some small role in their … [Read more…]
The good news is that the walnut bookshelves I built and installed in our library are fully intact, notwithstanding the best efforts of the siding crew working on our house to dislodge them with incessant hammering from outside. The bad news is that the very top shelf disgorged a veritable avalanche of paperbacks on the … [Read more…]