Give a Shout

MY CONFESSION I have a deep, dark secret that I’m finally ready to admit to the world. It’s hard to acknowledge, even painful in this day and age to disclose, but the truth is: I—AM—A—READER! There, I’ve said it, gotten it off my chest and my conscience is free and clear. No longer in this day of hyper-electronic zombies will I have to hide my pain nor cower in fear of being found out. Sometimes, I think I was born a reader. I can see myself all curled up in the womb and enjo

A Second Thanksgiving Our family had a second Thanksgiving, or rather, a second giving of thanks last week and for good reason. In 1990 the US Army sent our family to Anchorage, Alaska with my assignment to Ft. Richardson. Four years later, I retired, and our family planted our flag in Anchorage for the next twenty-three years. A year ago, Pam and I moved from Anchorage to St. George, Utah having decided that at our advancing age, Alaska winters were getting a bit tough to ta