Livin' the dream in Butte, America
Butte has a longstanding tradition of a massive fireworks show above Uptown on July 3rd and then a 4th of July parade down Harrison Avenue at noon on the 4th. In recent years, Town Pump – one of the largest businesses in Butte – has sponsored the fireworks show, and
The action camera product category has been growing and evolving for over 20 years, and after being tempted many times, I've finally acquired one. Last month, I picked up a DJI Osmo Action 6 . This post is a few first thoughts and reactions after a month of using
To celebrate 20 years of marriage, Megan and I decided to spend a few days in Seattle at the beginning of May. It was the first time we've visited Seattle without the dogs (thanks to Aaron for taking care of them!), and we kept a low profile and
Everyone loves a happy ending. What an incredible week we've had! Megan with Nancy, Isaac, and George on Mother's Day near Vipond Park in the Pioneer Mountains about 25 miles southwest of Butte. Shortly after the above photo, I let the dogs off leash to run
It's still hard to believe my friend Tom is gone. Just a month ago, I had texted him some thoughts on things we could do on his planned visit to Butte – he was scheduled to arrive this Saturday – and his last words to me were a
I've been told many times that I type unusually loudly. I'm not sure how much of that is because I started writing back in the 1970s on manual typewriters, and how much is due to years of playing pianos and keyboards with stiff action. (My Fender
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss In the spring of 1999, Mom and I took a 5-week trip to Cambodia, Nepal, and India. This post and the others linked below cover that trip in more
After a year of knee surgery recoveries, I feel like that's pretty much under control now and I've shifted my focus to working on losing some weight for summer hiking season. I decided to put my goal in writing here to add to my motivation, and
"The man who believes that the secrets of this world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the
Today was a milestone on my recovery from infection cleanout surgery: I hiked up Big Butte, for the first time since last summer. I took it slowly (especially on the way down), and all went well. This is Day 128 since the infection cleanout surgery, and for comparison, after total
It's that time of year when I often do a blog post looking back on the year in photos. In recent years, that usually that meant travel photos or photos of hiking with the dogs in Southwest Montana, but this year has been different because of my two
Last week I started putting together a "the year in photos" blog post as I usually do in late December, and as I looked back over my photos it was clear that my replaced right knee had dominated the year. I took fewer photos in 2025 than I
I'm generally an upbeat guy, but my last post ( F*ck Facebook ) was definitely an angry rant. After getting that off my chest, I spent a bunch of time (and a small amount of money) setting up a new website where I can post photos of our dogs
Happy Monday morning! Ever since I retired, Mondays aren't much different from any other day for me, but today I awoke to an experience reminiscent of starting the work week with an annoying email – the first thing I saw online this morning was Facebook notifying me that
Beginning in 1939, Reader's Digest magazine had a recurring feature entitled "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Ever Met," in which a writer would tell the story of an unforgettable person they'd known who had a big impact on their life. From the