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 […]
Tag Archives: Nature
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 […]
Planet Fishing in Montana
2016-06-23 – I continued my Montana fishing lessons yesterday, this time from the middle of a small mountain lake, casting from a seated position in a one-man kayak. The lake […]
Deer Havoc in Montana
2016-06-21 – Yesterday we went to Glacier National Park. We got our lifetime senior passes in South Dakota on the way to Montana at the Badlands National Park. We paid […]
Can a Jew Catch a Fish?
2016-06-19 – “Look at that bird!” I said to Kit as we cruised Lake Koocanusa. A bird, probably an osprey, flew high in the sky. Suddenly it dropped, down, down, […]
A Border Wall in Negative Space
2016-06-16 – We went to the 49th parallel yesterday—Canada’s border wall with the United States. Canada was smart. They built their border wall long ago to keep out the Americans. […]
Shopping Is Good Exercise
2016-05-15 – I must be getting on in years. My doctor talks about bone density loss. “It’s not just women,” he says. “Walking, weight-bearing exercise are the key,” he says. If […]
What Is Wrong With Dandelions, Anyway?
2016-05-08 – This is my favorite time of year. Leaves have sprouted on the trees, but they are not full yet so you can still see through the branches to […]
This Is Not About Climate Change
2016-01-31 – I do not like the cold. I like winter sports like skiing or ice skating, but I haven’t done them in a while. I kinda like shoveling snow. […]
Give Fetuses the Right to Vote
2016-01-19 – There’s a mini-movement gaining steam to give the vote to 16 year olds. Sixteen year old voted last year in the referendum on Scottish independence from the United […]
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