Reflections
Why Wear a Helmet?
Why Wear a Helmet? My helmet story begins back in the days before there were helmets. We rode in little black hardhats that came with an elastic strap. Mine was retrofitted with a [...]
Bull Whackers
Bull Whackers In 1866, a young man ran away from home, emigrated to American with the proverbial $1 in his pocket and went west to find his fortune. This is hardly a unique [...]
Portugal
Portugal Day 1 Before I begin writing, two caveats. First, I am using a Portuguese keyboard and second the internet connect is lousy. I will clean this up later and add [...]
Rodeo Queen Wanna-be
Rodeo Queen Wanna-be There were only three candidates for the Laramie Jubilee Days Queen, Princess and Lady-in-Waiting competition, the organizer told me. That was no competition at all. Would I please [...]
Laramie Architecture – Clues to a Naughty Past
Laramie Architecture - Clues to a Naughty Past Laramie began life in 1867 as a hell-on-wheels tent town preceding the Union Pacific Railroad construction. The UP was crawling up the Gangplank between [...]
A Purple Heart Mystery
A Purple Heart Mystery The Purple Heart was an unexpected discovery. I was helping my dad sort out some of his things and found it, not with his other service medals or [...]
Hot, Flat, Crowded
Hot, Flat, Crowded This was originally written for a proposed environmental writing contest, but nothing came of the contest. So, a tad bit of recycling occurs! Hot, flat, and crowded. The conditions [...]
Ashfall State Park
Ashfall State Park Three-toed and one-toed horses milled about the watering hole as crowned cranes and secretary birds stalked reptile prey. The herd of barrel-torso rhinos bullied their way to the [...]
Wyoming Professional Learning Community in Assistive Technology Expands Expertise and Reach into WY Schools
Wyoming Professional Learning Community in Assistive Technology Expands Expertise and Reach into WY Schools On June 2013, 21 educators gathered in Laramie, Wyoming for a week of intense training in assistive technology. [...]