Are you trying to grow your faith — or tear it down? — The problem I have with “deconstructing” faith is that it seems more geared toward tearing down than building up. Some wise person once said those who want to find God find a reason to believe. Those that do not want to find a reason not to believe. To me, that…

Rock and blues tunes may be the best at capturing the pain — It hurts when your love interest decides they are not interested in you anymore. Maybe it’s their fault, or maybe it’s you. There’s that feeling of pain, and maybe some anger starting to float in. It’s the stuff of some of the greatest songs that have ever been written. Just…

I think there is something more important to consider — You never know what the daily crisis will be on Twitter, or X as it’s called now. Some crazy guys claim women who have sex before marriage are damaged or soiled women. The old “all guys want a virgin to marry” sawhorse. Their “body count” mattered to this guy. So…

First Ladies should get some credit for what they do — I had mixed feelings about this at first, and still do to some extent. Along Main Street in Cedar Rapids, South Dakota, they have life-sized statues of the presidents, four at each intersection for a few blocks. It starts with Washington and goes through Obama. Mount Rushmore is not far…

Animals can still bring people to a stop when they want to — Several buffalo got onto the road through Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota on Saturday. It was one of the biggest herds of Buffalo I have ever seen. …

Crazy Horse is memorialized by a nearby mountain carving — A monument to Crazy Horse is slowly being carved into the side of a mountain in the Black Hills of Southern South Dakota, near Rapid City. The monument is similar to what is on Mount Rushmore as far as construction. It is less than 20 miles away. Ironical perhaps, the…

Even North Dakota is in the middle of everything — North Dakota is not among most people’s favorite vacation spots. It is the least visited state in the contiguous 48 states in America according to government statistics. So why am I taking a week or so to explore this remote state? Because it is there? Maybe. After a couple of…

Six Word Story Challenge: Freestyle — Buffalo everywhere, and nothing to eat A lone coyote wanders through a herd of Buffalo in North Dakota, at Teddy Roosevelt National Park. It’s not unusual to see a lot of buffalo hanging out in various places in the national park. …

The difference between a good and bad sports picture can be less than a second — A great sports photo captures the drama of a split second in time, and if you are lucky, it also captures the emotion. A lot of sports photography is luck, but with some anticipation and understanding of movement, you can greatly increase your odds. …