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A week ago on Bike Tour Colorado I had a collison but not the serious kind we all dread. This run in was with a tiny bee but a tiny bee that was ready to dive bomb near my eye and sting me for all the little guy was worth.  Isn't it these unexpected almost trivial occurances that remind us...

The Fourth of July has come and gone and with it the bursting of fireworks and the special time spent with family. I love the enthusiastic somewhat excessive celebration of it all. At what other time to we literally blow up our hard earned money? But on this day we do so to commemorate our...

He had to have been tired as he pulled into the drive way but there I was waiting.  I was about eight years old at the time and I'd have a softball or a football in my hand. As soon as his foot hit the pavement and the car door closed behind him I tossed him the ball. As far as I could ever...

I spent Monday in a courtroom, in the jury box, waiting to see if I would serve. The case involved a young man of 22 who was being tried for a crime he committed several years ago. Straight out of college I used to work with juvenile felons . I tried to help them find their way to a different...

Most years I ride my bike across Iowa on what is called Ragbrai. Ragbrai is unique among bike rides. It is best summed up by a friend of mine who observed it is so amazing to spend a week
with 20,000 happy people. If you just want a break from everything I highly recommend this...