Seven Years Cycling
I took up cycling 7 years ago today when I got a new bike for Father’s Day. I had ridden a handful of times in the previous decade, but since that Father’s Day … Read more
Personal
Goodbye to Mugs
Bad news, bad news Come to me where I sleep Turn, turn, turn again Sayin’ one of your friends Is in trouble deep RIP Mugs. Our 4 year old rescue cat had to … Read more
Can’t Go Back Home
We didn’t mean to. Try to go home that is. What we were going to do was go see the Grateful Dead cover band Dark Star Orchestra. While it’s true we’d never heard … Read more
3 Sisters: an 80 Year Bond
Ida Laurina (Lindberg-Anderson) Cipra was born on this day 100 years ago! She was raised in the Rose Hill farming neighborhood northeast of Lindsborg and is buried in the Rose Hill cemetery. All … Read more
Happy Blog Birthday!
On this day, 15 years ago, I began writing this blog, All the Pages (are my days). What a different world. 9/11 was a few months old. Laurina had passed away, but there … Read more
He Was a Good Dog
RIP Sparkle, 2003-2017 This photo is from mid-January. This was his last good, long walk before he died in early February. I love this photo for many reasons. His back is to us, … Read more
Annual Cycling Report 2017
I rode my bike a lot as a kid. It was how we all got around back then. And of course my daily paper route, delivering the Hutchinson News, racked up a lot … Read more
Memories and the Bridge
And now it’s that time of year again. John Lennon, Milton Molander and my mom, Patricia Rodriquez, all gone in a two day period (albeit over a 22 year time frame). Sometimes there … Read more
Greatest Story Ever Told
The most chilling words I’ve ever heard came almost exactly one year ago, a little after midnight on Monday, October 21st, 2014. I was at the emergency room in Lindsborg with my wife … Read more
First Day of Retirement
aka Sheryl’s birthday. Spending the first day of retirement celebrating Sheryl’s birthday in Estes Park Colorado is a good way to begin the proceedings. I began the day with a ride around Estes … Read more