Jan 23, 20192 minA Word About the Future of A Swoop and a DartNo one blogs anymore, I keep hearing—and in 2018, that was pretty much true for me. A perfect storm of extreme schedule overwhelm,...
Jan 6, 20186 min2017: The Year in Dillow MusicWe, uhm, bought some music in 2017. Somehow more than we realized, and definitely more than our last few years' totals. Does anyone else...
Jan 4, 20185 min2017: The Book Report 2017 was a weird reading year for me—I actually read 38 books (a lame amount to many of my reading friends but pretty huge for me) and...
Oct 26, 20171 minOctoberOctober by Robert Frost, 1874-1963 O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,...
May 25, 20171 minColor/Colour LoversI participated in another round of Color/Colour Lovers in February along with Andrea Jenkins, Xanthe Berkeley, and a whole bunch of other...
May 23, 20173 minBeing a Military KidBeing a military kid isn't always the easiest thing to be. As has been discussed here ad nauseum over the years, it's hard for obvious...
May 22, 20173 minAnother Coincidence StoryTwo years ago I wrote about coincidences; because Alabama was on my mind then, I was thinking about my big Alabama coincidence. But I...
May 20, 20171 minInteresting Things for the WeekendFrom Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet Speaking of Basquiat... No matter how you feel about the circus, the end of Ringling Brothers is big...
May 19, 20172 minSpring in the Mountain WestLast weekend we hosted the Karahalis family and spent a good 50% of our time with them outdoors in the sunshine, surrounded by freshly...
May 18, 20171 minFive Instagram AccountsI'm not sure if it's a new feature or if I just never paid attention, but I recently learned how to properly embed an Instagram photo...
May 17, 20171 minMid-May ParticiplesRecovering (sort of) from yesterday's too-busy-of-a-month meltdown. If memory serves, December 16 was the meltdown day in that month, so...
May 16, 20173 minOld Crow Medicine Show and Fifty Years of Blonde on BlondeA few weeks before Matt's birthday I heard a concert roundup on one of the two radio stations I listen to in the car (The Colorado Sound)...
May 10, 20172 minWhen Lightning StrikesBecause it is May, I had to race from a meeting on the south side of town over to Michael's on the north side of town at 8 pm because...
May 9, 20174 minThe Elementary School Track MeetEvery year Cheyenne puts on an elementary school track program for 4th-6th graders; they divide up the 28 elementary schools in town and...
May 8, 20171 minThis is a Printing OfficeWhile I'm on the subject of News of the World, here's another bit that I had to stop and reread so as to think about it fully: Maybe life...
May 6, 20171 minSigns of Springtiny little flower shoots outdoor photo sessions dinner outside on the porch the smell of grills in the circle Ghost In the Graveyard...
May 6, 20171 minThat Day A Year Ago When I Drove to Madrid, NMOne year ago today I sent the girls off to school, took Ellie on a quick walk, and headed for the open road on the other side of the...