Reichenbach Falls: Starvation boots Erik off Survivor: Caramoan
Well, I guess he wasn’t kidding when he said he was starving. After overcoming a load of self-doubt last week, Erik Reichenbach exited Survivor: Caramoan within the first 10 minutes of the final episode, attached to a bag of intravenous fluids in the back of a medical van. Diagnosis: starvation state and dehydration. The show [...]
A memory from a Mother’s Day long ago
For Mother’s Day weekend, I thought I would give my readers a break from my normal education advocacy writings and share a story from my childhood as a tribute to my Mother. As a young boy growing up in Tennessee, it was a tradition at our church to wear roses on Mother’s day. We had [...]
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Rhubarb
But I do. It’s beautiful. At least he knows what it is now. Unlike last year, when I…uh…kinda stole rhubarb for strawberry rhubarb custard pie, this year I asked if I could have some. Rather urgently too, as I watched his sister waving a weed-whacker around the yard, clearly in that dangerous phase of a yard [...]
Baby animal rescue: Thoughts of wildlife rehab, totem animals and Ranger Rick
Do you have a totem animal? Maybe you do, but you’re just not talking about it. Maybe, though, you’d like to come out of the totem closet, and admit that you do. OK, I’ll go first. In the past couple of years, I’ve been bumping up against this topic – to the point that I [...]
George Winegar made our lives richer
Sitting here in a “Walk for Warmth” T-shirt makes me smile. Not because of what it says but because more importantly, it was a gift from a friend. It speaks of his generosity. It also speaks of his dedication to recycling and I happen to be the benefactor. George lived life on the run. Everyone [...]
Triathlon Chronicles (Season 2): Sky Tri and Speedos
Before I tell you all about the Sky Tri, I have to get this out of the way: Speedos. Guys, I don’t care how beautiful you are, or, more likely, think you are, this is simply not a good look on any of you. We were seeing way, way too much of your April-in-Michigan bod, and [...]
Leaving Iowa: Remembering post cards not sent from our great American road trip
I had every intention of sending post cards to my friends from our recent great American road trip to California and back, undertaken the first day of spring. There’d be plenty of time, I’d assumed, since we’d be staying two or three nights at a couple of places. Plus, I was going to remember to [...]
“October Baby” to Speak at Pregnancy Help Clinic Fundraiser
Abortion survivor, Gianna Jessen, subject of the movie, October Baby, will be the keynote speaker at Pregnancy Help Clinic’s annual Celebration of Life on April 18, 2013. “Ms. Jessen has an amazing story to tell that is important for both prolife and prochoice people to hear. She brings truth to the conversation, a truth that [...]
