Month: February 2015

Hope

I awake to another day and it looks like it will be the same as the previous, an entire day devoted to battling cancer. A day of pills, treatments, logging activities, bandaging wounds, one monotonous activity melding into the next. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear … Continue reading Hope →

Late Winter 2015

Winter 2015 is winding down but you wouldn't know it by going outside. Snow and subzero temperatures last night felt more like January but nevertheless, March is only a week away and with that a quick couple of weeks to the official start of spring. This week finds me busy on several fronts, including the … Continue reading Late Winter 2015 →

New Vasque Boots

Not many things make me happier than a new pair of hiking boots. It always seemed to me that a person's shoes are an indication of who and what they are. A good looking pair of hiking boots are a symbol of freedom, outdoors and adventure, serious equipment befitting a mountain lone wolf. So yesterday … Continue reading New Vasque Boots →

Close Call

Well I managed to cut that one close. Have to get an article out to the Examiner a minimum of every two weeks to maintain my hard earned “newsworthy” status. This turned out to be a rough two weeks another bout of pneumonia to deal with running myself ragged trying to get my patient to … Continue reading Close Call →

The Last Shall Be First

Smokey, our new feline addition has been with us about a month now, just happy to have some food and to be in out of the cold. He has made himself at home, finding a place he likes to sleep and always at the front of the line when it comes to feeding time. Sometimes … Continue reading The Last Shall Be First →