Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

A round-up is a task performed by cowboys when they bring in the cattle. I am not a cowboy. But I spent 30 years in The Cowboy State of Wy...

As I watched President Obama's speech Wednesday night, I thought back to that late-August night in 2008 when he made his acceptance spee...

Convened with family on Thanksgiving and nobody mentioned Trump. Maybe it was Trump Fatigue Syndrome (TFS). Maybe we all were cognizant that...

A writer, dead for 400 years, caused me to miss the first half of the Denver Broncos season opener. I know, where are my priorities? Willi...

Anyone out there had norovirus, gastroenteritis, the intestinal bug, stomach flu, the cruise ship curse? It's all the same thing. Unplea...

The Albany County Democrats are hosting Demtoberfest Oct. 12 at the Lincoln Community Center, 365 W. Grand Ave. in Laramie. Barbeque! Vegeta...

During today's Super Bowl, I'm going to think a bit about depression. I know how debilitating depression can be. But rarely do I giv...

We awoke to sunflowers. Millions of them. The rising sun lit up their golds and bronzes and greens. Pat and I were in Oklahoma, a few ex...

I came across this info while perusing the web. It encourages me that a "football legend" such as Herschel Walker would come out o...

Phoenix Suns wear "Los Suns" jerseys for Game 2 of NBA playoffs. Christian Petersen, Getty Images Can Progressives be sports fans?...

Making a batch of Dem/Repub chili this afternoon. Great weather for it -- 52 degrees and cloudy. Football weather. My chili "starter...

Arizona was flush with victory when the NFL Cardinals pulled off a win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Arizona was never supposed to get this ...

I'm a long way from Gainesville, but still get to celebrate the Gators' win Thursday night against Oklahoma.

A non-sports argument erupted yesterday on "Mike & Mike in the Morning" on ESPN2. Mike Greenberg , a graduate of the Northwest...

Wow! I just met Roosevelt Grier in the lobby of the Hyatt Place Hotel. He's walking with a cane these days and is a bit more gray, but i...

I only caught the tail end of the Spike Lee and Soledad O’Brien special, "Children of the Storm." It looked good, but it came on h...

I love good satire. Patrick Irving’s Aug. 22 column in Sports Illustrated , "Gator Giving: Donation ideas for Florida’s not-so-wealthy ...

I saw this announcement for a "Fremont County Dems Social with Gary Trauner" in the events section of the Wyoming Democratic Party...