Expectations n great and not-so
It’s hard to figure out how things are in the economy because the headline writers have become obsessed with predictions, instead of actual reporting.

Brace yourself
The dentists who work with kids and their braces must hear some wild stories. They are tales that offer a window into modern life with adolescents.

Hair of the chicken
It was just another day in the life of a working mother.

How Wyoming politics is like the Super Bowl
Wyoming politics is like the Super Bowl in one important way � the more you know about the players the more fun it is. Plus, it helps to have even one small emotional reason to have a dog in the fight.

Fearless cat decorates for Christmas
While awards are being handed out for performances in movies and entertainment, I’d like to nominate the cat that is a YouTube sensation for streaking out of his house in Canada and chasing off a bear. You really must look it up.

They gave us something to talk about
Whether their departures are expected or not, when some people leave us, we can’t stop talking about it.

Dads and their daughters
The drama of a teenage girl, her dad and the world of dating is so well covered in country music that almost nothing else needs to be said.

Scaredy cat
A drama took place just inside the dog door in our house that looked a lot like the action in the old cartoon Scaredy Cat.

37 years in the planning
Some lives are too bursting at the seams to be summed up in an epitaph, no matter how profound it may be.

Sentry saves the day
Every time I drive along 12th Street in Casper and come face to face with one of those gizmos that flashes the speed you’re going, I realize that this is something that city officials got right.

Do you shoot pretty well?
A friend, Tom, is getting ready to go into the Army in January. He reports that veterans, particularly older ones, offer him advice constantly.

It was just one of those things
It was just one of those crazy things, where one mishap leads to another, finally resulting in something unexpected and terrific.

 How much is that hamster in the window?
Remember those old office Christmas parties? They are a good measure of the economy in Wyoming n extravagant some years, nearly invisible in others. I’ve had some lucky experiences in those fat years.