• Science Fair Two Words Every Parent Dreads

    Two words wither parents’ hearts like none other.  No, I don’t mean prom night.  That event’s agony is short-lived.  The term of which I speak heaps weeks of unbearable dread onto our shoulders.  That’s right, science fair. Winter is thawing, daffodil stems part soft earth, and ankles push past hems of trousers we bought our kids […]

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  • Rodeo Bull Riding Oysters, Cowboys, and the USAFA class of 2019

    It’s been said the first man to eat an oyster was near death with starvation. Having recently returned from the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, I can state with authority the first man to ride a bull was near cracked with testosterone-induced idiocy… or he was trying to impress a girl. Science shows half the […]

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  • Gluten Free Beer Gluten Free Beer

    I’m Gluten-Free.  No, it’s not contagious.  Or at least that’s what doctors say.  But somehow I gave it to my kids. The hardest part of the condition is missing beer.  This beverage is traditionally made from barley, a manly grain.  Just the name sounds as if it grows hair.  Barley.  Problem is, it’s packed full […]

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