On his blog, ten billion butterfly sneezes, friend Ken Nelson, former resident of Norton, Kansas, where we, too, lived for 8 years, remembered a trip to the horse races, he, his wife, Nancy, Dale and I took. I best remember the first time we went together. Ken designed a computer program [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Run Ponies, Run
Posted in horse racing on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back in the Saddle Again
Posted in writing on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past week I’ve been helping a friend by writing the end notes for her historical work on an area in the Grand Tetons National Park. I advised and edited and proofread for many years when I was teaching. I worked hard at it so that when my students went off to college [...]
Films
Posted in movies on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve seen three good films lately. I recommend all of them.
Will Smith gets better and better as he matures. Seven Pounds is interesting. It’s one of these films that starts at the ending. Bring a tissue, even Bruce teared up.
Speaking of better with age, Clint Eastwood has it down pat. [...]
New Year
Posted in Christmas, home on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany which marks the end of the Christmas season for the Church. I leave the nativity scene up on the mantel until then. So down it comes tomorrow. Bruce even asked if I wanted to leave it up permanently. I thought about it for five [...]
