Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

From Metro News in the U.K.: As we approach the centenary of the Armistice on November 11, the Imperial War Museum has released a rec...

My brother Dan found a match. I wrote over the weekend about Dan’s search for a bone marrow donor. Millions of people are on the donor ...

One of my essays, "The Great Third Grade AIDS Scare," is in this anthology. The overall message of the book and the blog and all...

Yesterday I was reminded of life’s important moments. Chris and I attended a christening at the First United Methodist Church. Katherine M...

What can you say about an elected official (anyone, for that matter) who does something like this (as reported in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle ...

My government-issue parents in Denver, circa 1950. Thanks to my sister Mary for the photo. I was born in Denver at the tail end of 1950. ...

Thomas Reed Shay (a.k.a. Big Tom) Alone on Father's Day. That occurred to me as I awoke this morning. I'm in Minneapolis, Chris i...

Most children with mental health challenges do not get the help they need. Here are some facts to mull over from the Federation of Familie...

Vedauwoo photo from climbing site vedauwoo.org This is a good day to be recalling some of my adventures with our son, Kevin. He’s flying...

I'm pleased to have my work included in Easy to Love but Hard to Raise, a book from DRT Press set for an October release. Editors are A...

Obituary for my younger brother, Patrick Kevin Shay... Patrick Kevin Shay passed away Dec. 8 at Palm Bay (Fla.) Hospital. He was 54. Pat...

A watched tomato never ripens. No matter how much I stand and stare, my tomatoes will not ripen into salad fodder. I do not have super power...

Fascinating piece Friday on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday about new research on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ...

"What separates the men from the boys....is the size of their toys." You’ ve seen that phrase on the bumpers of king-cab pickups,...

Yesterday we felt like watching movies, so went down to the Laramie County Public Library to scan the shelves. Movie-renting is a challenge ...

Excellent Father's Day post by GreyHawk at Daily Kos. Addresses the many fathers and sons coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with lo...

Father’s Day means so many things. Big lawn mower sale at Home Depot. At the local auto showroom, it’s trucks trucks trucks – and more truck...