By the Dawn’s Early Light
2016-09-22 – It’s fall. And, no, I can no longer see by the dawn’s early light. I don’t sleep well, so I’m usually up before my alarm goes off. Last […]
Tag Archives: Life
Prepping to Bike Across Iowa
2016-09-08 – Next year, the last week of July, I’m hoping to bike across Iowa in an event called RAGBRAI (The [Des Moines] Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). […]
A Day to Celebrate Truth-Telling: #DiogenesDay is October 1
2016-09-01 – I know it’s quaint. Honesty is not in vogue. It’s become a last resort. But if you want people to trust you, what choice do you have? A […]
A Life Lived in Service of Others
2016-0811 – I met Don about 26 years ago at Café El Tapatio. He was recently married at the time to Kit’s sister Tess. Kit and I would be married […]
My Father Retired at 65
2016-08-08 – Tomorrow is EightOh9 and I will be 65. (Yes, the title of my blog is my birthday.) My father retired at 65. He was done with his life’s […]
Wear Your Helmet!
2016-07-28 – Two weeks ago, I wrote about bike safety. One week ago, I was in a bike accident. Today I am still sore, but healing. I was riding in […]
My Dog Lefty Has Arthritis
2016-07-19 – My dog Lefty has arthritis. I began to figure this out on my own when I noticed that his limping seemed to follow a long period of inactivity. […]
Stay on the Right Side of the Road (If You Are on a Bike)
2016-07-14 – Chicago gets a bad rap for many things. We are (supposedly) the murder capital of America, even though our murder rate is about one-third that of cities like […]
Comforting the Afflicted
2016-06-30 – Here’s an interesting saying: The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. If you want to look up the source, here’s a […]
Following the Yellowstone River
2016-06-26 – For two days we followed the Yellowstone River east across Montana, for over 300 miles, from Livingston to Billings on I-90, and from Billings almost to the North […]
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