Yes, World Cup 2010 South Africa began today, and so did the stress upon me, the lone ambassador of soccer to the Jolley and Vernier families, as well as to the staff of ProFormance Physical Therapy, the surrounding community, and most of the region of Eastern Washington. I’m not complaining, but it isn’t an easy [...]
It was nearly dark as I left work today. Heading home, I turned the truck west on the Albion highway and drove into the sunset. As the rippling fire of red, orange, and purple stretched across the clouds, I was immediately relieved as I reminded myself that such things are no longer my responsibility. When [...]
A few months ago, I put on one of those “relaxing scene” DVD’s featuring a beach with waves rolling up to the shore, complete with ambient sounds of breeze, gulls, and surf. Doré couldn’t stand it. “It stresses me out!” she said as she left the room. I thought she was crazy. This morning was [...]
The sun had been up for a couple of hours, and was just starting to warm the Southern Idaho desert as I took the exit from Broadway in Boise to westbound I-84. There is something familiar about the desert here, the wide expanse of flat, brown earth dotted with tumbleweeds. Green forest and tall mountains [...]