“How’s it going?” is a common conversation starter. I use the reply that Grandpa Nelson favored. “Steady by jerks,” I’ll say. This has never been truer than during my recovery from treatment for tonsil cancer. There are going to be repercussions whenever they slightly kill you ...
I’ve often said that each bird is a trophy, especially in those seasons where winter weather, dry summers, or other situations have impacted populations making it tougher to come by those favorite upland quarries. Even in this autumn of relative plenty, where every walk has produced a ...
Have you ever asked yourself why you should be thankful? In the midst of our hectic lives, doesn’t it become almost too easy to take thankfulness for granted? After all, it’s very easy to toss off a quick thank you, and, then, move on, right? What good does being thankful do for me? ...
One of the basic tenets of life is trust. We don’t know everything, and have to trust experts who are trained and specialize in certain areas of life. Growing up, we all trusted our parents to feed us, clothe us and keep us safe. As children, we just took it for granted they would ...
Social media has changed lives, often for the better but at times for the worse. It’s transformed how people communicate. It used to be that the phone, the postal mail and face to face were the only options. Now people have online resources and social networking sites to talk to ...
Question: I can’t help but notice but it seems like a lot of people are following each other too close out on the highways. It’s been many years since I was in driver’s education but what is the recommendation for following distance? Answer: Here is information that is shared in the ...