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Clear Eyed Man

LesFeb 4, 20224 min read

I once thought I’d like to write a post in every coffee shop around the home area, and, branching out, in areas I didn’t normally visit.  It would be a sort of quest for me, like the guy who wants to climb all the fourteeners in Colorado, say.  But I haven’t made it, even inRead More

Of Monsters and Closets7.24.2020

Guest PostFeb 3, 20222 min read

There are all kinds of dangerous creatures in this world. I was just reading yesterday about gigantic pythons in the Amazon. Someone photographed one in the water. From the air, it looked like a long, silent shadow of death; a…

Stocktanks

LesJan 31, 20227 min read

Take a look at your typical stocktank and tell me what you see.  Chances are, if you are looking at one similar to what I am looking at, you’ll see a squat round tank with sides about 2 feet tall. …

Once Upon A Walmart

Guest PostJan 27, 20223 min read

“Ba-bump,” says my shopping cart. I try to avoid the delinquent banana but don’t succeed. “Skdrddtt,”says my shopping cart. It skids on a chewed chicken leg. I know the only Holdeman Mennonite in Walmart shouldn’t look angrier than the average…

Tuesday

LesJan 24, 20225 min read

Tuesday of last week was your typical Western Kansas spring day.  Looking ahead at the forecast I noticed we had a cold snap coming in on Wednesday, together with wind.  Lows of single digits and snow they said.  But Tuesday…