Life through my eyes
I was watching a PBS special about John Denver, and there was one thing about his life that reminded me of my dad. Denver first went to the Rocky Mountains as an adult, and his first wife, Anne, says that Denver (a.k.a. Deutschendorf, such a great German name!) was most at peace when he was … Read more…
We all die from something. Some of us receive advanced notice, and others die in an unexpected instant. My mother was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (an aggressive cancerous brain tumor) in February of 2015. Along with the business of living, she and I have been quietly pondering the business of dying, albeit each in our … Read more…
[This was originally posted on February 10, 2014.] If you grew up on the west side of Rapid City, chances are you went sledding at Chalk Rock Hill. Chalk Rock Hill borders Meadowbrook Elementary School grounds on the east, at the corner of Arrowhead Drive and West Flormann Street. Most of the year the … Read more…