Some Medical News

February 16, 2016

This past year has been stressful for Michael and I. Michael began a medical leave of absence in early March …

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

July 23, 2015

Trueda and I visited the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge today. It is so much different than the last time we …

July 9, 2015

The morning breeze wanders in through an open window, and moves softly across the room. It brings a small chill …

January 4, 2015

I am watching families and young couples strolling along the Malecón, which is a long, narrow park that runs alongside …

January 1, 2015

Here is something to think on as 2015 gets under way: Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we …

December 31, 2014

Ecuadorians have a different take on New Year’s Eve than we do in the States. The practice of burning effigies …

December 26, 2014

It is the day after Christmas. Rebecca, Alex and Eli left this morning to go back to Vancouver and a Boxing Day …

December 21, 2014

This is a geocache. Geocache GC1GT8T, to be precise. The official Geocaching web site at (www.geocaching.com) describes geocaching as “the …

December 20, 2014

Today I happened to hear Josh Groban’s rendering of “O Holy Night”. He knows how to sing that song. The …