Seeing Stars

Last night was supposed to be one of the best chances of the year to see shooting stars, as the annual Gemenids meteor shower hits its peak.  I stepped outside briefly and didn’t see any meteors, but did notice Orion and the Pleiades and was equally in awe, even...

Listen Here

What do you listen to most throughout the day?  I’ve seen some families that like to have the TV on in the background most of the time.  I often listen to the news on the radio when I am driving throughout the day, or maybe there is a podcast that you like to listen...

Mums

Last week for Thanksgiving, our family traveled about 40 miles to my wife’s grandmother’s house where most of her extended family gathered for fellowship and feasting.  Our kids spent the afternoon playing with cousins and grazing the desert table, along with the...

Harvest Season

Driving through the Iowa countryside, I’ve noticed that most all the corn and beans have been harvested, with just a few fields remaining, which means harvest season is about over around here.  About 10 days ago, the forecast was for overnight temperatures to drop...

Day of the Living

Yesterday was a holiday called Dia de los Muertos, or day of the dead, which is celebrated in Mexico, and a few other Latin American cultures.  Some tie this in with Halloween, or Reformation day and in our American culture, these things tend to get jumbled together,...