Last Saturday, the sun gleamed brightly off the snow, beckoning me to step outside for a brief hike. At the same time, the wind chimes hanging on the back patio played furiously in the blustering wind. To go, or not to go. That was the question. I needed the exercise,…
A recent first for us, in between a couple of conferences, my wife and I spent a few days in Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name implies, the town is right on the Gulf of Mexico a few miles west of the Florida-Alabama border. We’ve been to the gulf before,…
For plenty of hikers, the unusual rock was a destination. Honestly, it wasn’t even on our radar screen. On our recent trip to Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin, we spent a full day hiking. The plan was head out from our campsite along the Ice Age Trail, which follows…
Turning to my left, I looked out the airplane window, waiting for takeoff. The effects of hours of light snow and sub-zero temperatures were obvious everywhere. A light layer of snow covered some areas of the gate area pavement. Plows scurried about, back and forth, relentlessly working to keep the…
On a recent Saturday, I awoke to a weather alert on my phone. The National Weather Service had issued a severe storm warning for our region with the added threat of tornados. The tornado threat level was both significantly high and rare. All the conditions pointed to the potential for…
As a Christmas gift this year, my wife, Chris, gave me the book Two Miles an Hour for down-time pleasure reading. Someday I may do a book review on it, but a few of the author’s experiences struck me, particularly since I’ve been thinking about the year ahead with its potential…
“Perfect! Just excellent!” So was the assessment of the doctor after my recent annual eye exam. His remarks referred primarily to the outcome of Lasik surgery I had a couple years ago. “I’ve never seen a better outcome,” he said. He gave my cornea and eye health a hearty two…
