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...

I am training myself to walk again. It's no walk in the park. I looked up "walk meaning" and found some leisurely reading. It...

Hurricane Dora hit a couple weeks into the new school year. The lead story in that morning’s News-Journal featured an illustration of a swi...

It's been more than a month since I posted here. I guess I could say that I'm in the midst of a dry spell. That wouldn't be accu...

Where do you look for work when you're new to Denver? Ski shop? Sure. Colorado was crazy for skiing in 1978 and it was affordable too....

As we say farewell to August and say hey to September, my thoughts turn to fall. And that's not just because my wife Chris and I watched...

Wonder what the Germans think of all these variations on Octoberfest? Looks like a fun event to add to the Gorby speech 3:30 p.m. Friday a...

Is jousting the next big thing on reality TV? That's what people were saying over the weekend at the 35th annual Scottish-Irish High...

From the New York Times ArtsBeat blog: The  “pursuit of happiness” map  compared the ratio of arts, entertainment and recreation establishme...

This is the most ridiculous promotion I've ever seen. Rockies Faith Day? Why not call it Rockies Sucking Up to Churches Day? Or maybe Ne...

I can’t help noticing that Frank S. and I are the only members of the male gender posting on the easy to love but hard to raise blog. That’...

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...

I have delivered eulogies in churches and funeral homes. I've attended too many services and burials, a hazard of aging. I have never ...

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

My sister Eileen in Orlando sent me information about an Negro League Baseball exhibition at the University of Central Florida. She also sen...

Douglas McDaniel writes an intriguing article for the Phoenix Performing Arts Examiner on the origins of the Cactus League. Very timely as ...

William "Willie" Neal was the youngest of 18 Wyoming delegates to last summer's Democratic National Convention in Denver. A sk...

What is Greg Noll's van doing in Cody? Mr. Noll catching the nightly rodeo? Mr. Noll riding the bucking horses in the nightly rodeo? Rid...

This time of year, all talk is about basketball. Sweet Sixteen, college women's hoops, NIT -- and that's all on the college side. NB...

CNN says this: With the economy in a slump, camping seems to be grabbing a new foothold in the travel industry. Once considered by many to b...