Just about the time we were boarding our plane for St. Petersburg, Russia, in late May, Steve Shaw passed away. Three weeks later, I returned home to another of those empty places some people leave behind. Not long after I returned to Paradise from decades in...
We returned to Paradise, from our journey by rail through Russia, Mongolia and China, just in time for some lively showers and evening thunderstorms. It felt a bit like a “Welcome home!” after our travels, and a reminder of how much I have loved the excitement of...
No doubt you have taken note of the thunderstorms which have rolled through parts of our valley over the last few weeks. We are all paying attention to the tornadoes popping up in parts of the US almost daily. This is spring—this is weather time. No matter where I...
As you might imagine, from time to time, questions are posed to the Reecer Creek Rod, Gun, Working Dog & Outdoor Think Tank Benevolent Association. I believe this is because we have gathered some of the best minds in the Western Hemisphere. Perhaps I get the hard...
Homey Chris Smart heard from Roger Reynolds, and asked if I remembered him. Duh… I knew Roger from our shared time in Central’s Communication Department a decade and a half ago. Roger was a great prof—and a good coach—as I developed Com classes, but we mostly hit it...