Monthly Archives: September 2013
The Ride: Bogus Basin
Boise claims to be a cycling town. in the interest of getting in shape for the big ride at the end of the month, I decided to put it to the test. Last week I hunted around for a bike shop that would rent me a good road bike. Idaho Mountain Touring was the only shop […]
Family night at the mini golf
Guess what we did today! Shae (turns 5 tomorrow) Brynn (9 yrs old) Jaron (7 yrs old) Mini-golf Gothic Mark (my brother) and Erin (sister-in-law) Adri (5 months) Heather (my sister) Jordan (brother-in-law)
Donner Pass strikes again
From the time I arrived in Reno two days ago, the air has been thick with the smoke of California forest fires. Yosemite burns; Reno chokes. Even people who haven’t just had knee-replacement surgery have been staying indoors, out of the haze. But this afternoon the wind shifted and cleared out all the smoke, leaving a […]
Convalescent Lady
When I got to my parents’ place yesterday, I was surprised to see how well Lady was doing. Despite having had her knee bones sawed off and metal bits stuck in just a few days ago, she looked cheerful and well-coiffed. She had her convalescent station set up on a futon in the family room but was […]
Layover rendez-vous
Okay, so this was awesome: My flight from Salt Lake City to Reno went through Denver, where I had a two-hour layover. Not enough time to leave the airport to visit Amanda, but plenty of time for her to meet me for a late lunch on the other side of the security line. The […]
Brunch with the ladies (and the Great Waffle Taste-Off of 2013)
There’s nothing quite like last-minute travel changes to make for fun adventures. Take yesterday, for example. The original plan was to fly out to Salt Lake City, where I would spend a few days helping to care for Lady (who just had total knee-replacement surgery) and, during the down time, catching up with some mission and […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 