Hearing that a major wildfire, the Reynolds Creek Fire, started burning along the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park on July 21, brought back a rush of memories of my early days as a fire-fighter. At over 3,000 acres, the
Movie Review: Southpaw
When I saw the promos for Southpaw, I immediately thought Rocky, but not as good. In reality, I don’t think any boxing movie will ever be as good as the first Rocky movie (although almost anything could be better than the rest
The Dogs Who Have Owned Me—Part I
A few months, well, make that nearly a year ago, we got our most recent dog Sam. Now Sam is the dog who came down with parvo a week after we took him from the animal shelter and then
You Die
You die, but the sun rises. You expire, and salmon run upstream. You give out, as another baby is born, You pass away, while it rains over the desert. You perish, as a wolf barks at the moon. You exit, and
Finally, Grilling the Perfect Steak
I think grilling on the barbecue is a big GEEZER thing. At least I spend a lot of time doing it, because we have a lot of family and friend dinners where I end up hunched over the grill wondering
Striving for Mediocre
I never really tried to excel. Too much work, too competitive, too difficult. But neither did I let myself fail. No fun losing, no fun being laughed at, no fun feeling inferior. So mediocre it was. It was safe, it
GEEZER is a Skateboarder
I came across this video and thought I would share it. I could say something about how it represents how young people have preconceived ideas about GEEZERS, but if I had been there, I would have been just as astonished as they were. I
Something New: Feeding the Birds
I have to admit I don’t know much about birds, bird watching, or bird feeding. You might ask, “How can you write about so many subjects that you profess to know very little about?” It’s easy; you just hit these
Nostalgia: The No-name Bike
When I was a kid, 90% of the time if I wanted to go somewhere, I either walked or rode my bike. My Dad’s typical response to. “Dad, I need a ride to the bowling alley” (rarely bowled but loved
Television Review: Mr. Robot
Let’s see what the television networks and the wannabe networks are offering us as new programing for this summer: Boom—teams have to defuse fake bombs before they go off (and a wedding cake blows up in their faces). The Briefcase—a
Pet Peeves: Snake Oil Salesmen
The other day, I received an email that was a receipt billed to my credit card. There wasn’t a lot of information other than it was apparently charged through Square (I’m not familiar with them but know they handle credit card
I Lost a Friend Today
A friend of mine died today. No, my best friend died today and part of me died with him. I could write this and that about him; he was a fine person, he loved life, he was kind to dogs.