Monthly Archives: February 2023

Franny was nervous as the ultrasound tech chatted and booted up her machine. The warmed jelly spread over her lower abdomen and the transducer pressed. The screen was facing away, and the technician stopped her friendly chatter. “What is it?” … Continue reading →

We needed to make a trip to Boise this last week. It was beautiful driving weather for the trip south. But we needed to wait for the wrecked propane tanker truck to be cleared from the two-lane road that connects … Continue reading →

Now that we are relaxed about the Covid pandemic, should we grade ourselves on our response? Or do we just want to go “whew!”, wipe our brows and put our noses back to the grindstones? Well, you’re going to do … Continue reading →

Governor Little proudly proclaimed he had “cut red tape” right after his first inauguration four years ago when he restructured the state entity overlooking all the professions. Maybe he cut more than red tape. You need to understand this system … Continue reading →

When it’s hard to give praise, it should be worth more. This is going to be very hard for me to offer. It shouldn’t be. When ideas are the subject, not behavior or intentions, we should look squarely at the … Continue reading →