Thoughts on More Snow
It’s been an unusual week. Boise is reeling under the effects of Jupiter, the storm, that dumped more snow here than they’ve had in many decades. We had snow for 5 days, then rain for two days, then freezing temperatures. The city and county don’t have enough manpower, equipment, or budget to deal with the […]
Thoughts on Snow
We are buried in snow. Not snow depths of Colorado, Montana, or Yellowstone, but for here in Boise, we’ve got about a foot on the ground, more snow than in more than 30 years. No one is prepared for it. When it first came, we had warm weather and it started melting. Most roofs have […]
Thoughts on the New Year
Can you believe that it’s 2017? Ready or not, it’s here. Beginning a new year, we have hopes and expectations for the year. We hope it will be a good one for us. For me, the past year was a great one. I had a lot of successes and adventures. My family is still with […]
Thoughts on Christmas
Merry Christmas! I hope all of you are enjoying a wonderful holiday with family and friends. That’s what I’m doing. I hope this season of love and merriment is a long, safe, and healthy holiday. May your gifts be many, your table be full, and the love of family be all around you! Talk to […]
Thoughts on Losing a Friend
I was stunned when I found out a former co-worker had died of cancer this past week. I didn’t know he was sick, but he was a private person so it’s not surprising that few knew what he was battling. Before I retired, I worked with him closely on a big project that lasted for […]
Thoughts on Seeing Heroes
I saw a post on Facebook last week about a student that taught his teacher how to be a better teacher. That post triggered a memory. I remembered a newspaper clipping I have tucked away in my things. It’s a letter to the editor from a teacher about one of her students. In the mid-1990s, […]
Thoughts on Grandsons
I hope you all had a special Thanksgiving holiday and made it home safely again. We had an exciting trip up and over the Blue Mountains and down the Columbia River gorge. A lovely drive except when snow is coming down and the roads are slicker than—well, anything really slippery. We spent a week with […]
Thoughts on the Cultural Revolution
After two weeks of talking about the family history of those who lived during World War II, I thought I’d share a couple of stories told to me by the children of those who lived through the Cultural Revolution in China. Starting in 1966, the communist government tried to restructure the socioeconomic structure of China […]