A somewhat charming and ineffectual attempt to win a girl in 2nd grade…

Welcome to Extreme Makeover: Hubba’s House Edition- oh I’m hilarious.

Or here’s another way of putting it: “New Look, Same Stupid Stories!”  Ok, I’ll quit.

Let me know what you think of the new site.  I really hope you like it.

And while I’m at it, congratulations to Katelyn Crown, Amanda and Shayla Johnson (there ya go, Shayla) and Autumn Shulz, the Wall Lady Eagles golf team, who won 2nd place at the State tournament in Rapid City yesterday.  It was an honor to be there, girls.

Podcast tonight, hope to see you there!

Like they always do this time of year, the temperature and the social calendar are starting to heat up here in Elm Springs.

Graduation season was in full swing over the weekend, and the kind citizens attended graduations and receptions in droves. Wall High School’s graduation was Saturday, where kind young citizens Baxter Anders and Joe Trask graduated, while young Clay Tines graduated from New Underwood on the same day. Sunday, young Mark Trask graduated from Philip High School. In addition, there were myriad parties and receptions to attend, including a reception at the Elm Springs Hall on Sunday to honor Baxter Anders, Clay Tines, and Joe Trask.

Meade County Rally Day was Friday in Sturgis, and the Elm Springs schoolchildren Continue Reading

I have written about my maternal grandmother, but I have not yet written about my paternal grandmother.  I guess I’m gonna fix that right now.

Grandma Winnie was a full-blood Irish woman, and considered it her duty to help the whole world.  She was intensely interested in everyone’s life, asking everyone she met a million questions.  It was easy to mistake her for a gossip, but really she had a genuine concern for everyone she met.

Grandma Winnie was the best baker in the whole world Continue Reading

By request; I am truly flattered…