Happy Blog Birthday!
On this day, 15 years ago, I began writing this blog, All the Pages (are my days). What a different world. 9/11 was a few months old. Laurina had passed away, but there … Read more
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He Was a Good Dog
RIP Sparkle, 2003-2017 This photo is from mid-January. This was his last good, long walk before he died in early February. I love this photo for many reasons. His back is to us, … Read more
Annual Cycling Report 2017
I rode my bike a lot as a kid. It was how we all got around back then. And of course my daily paper route, delivering the Hutchinson News, racked up a lot … Read more
Memories and the Bridge
And now it’s that time of year again. John Lennon, Milton Molander and my mom, Patricia Rodriquez, all gone in a two day period (albeit over a 22 year time frame). Sometimes there … Read more
Greatest Story Ever Told
The most chilling words I’ve ever heard came almost exactly one year ago, a little after midnight on Monday, October 21st, 2014. I was at the emergency room in Lindsborg with my wife … Read more
First Day of Retirement
aka Sheryl’s birthday. Spending the first day of retirement celebrating Sheryl’s birthday in Estes Park Colorado is a good way to begin the proceedings. I began the day with a ride around Estes … Read more
Saturday Cleaning
I’ve spent the day going through various checklists, downloading old perf reviews (resume fodder in there 🙂 and various other sundry clean up tasks. Though a remote worker for 10+ years, there is … Read more