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March 2026

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Books read: Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen What We Can Know by Ian McEwan A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Flesh by David Szalay Trails walked: Mount Galbraith Loop near Golden (Mar 10th) Grandson walks in Rocky Mountain National Park (Mar 18th) Little Horseshoe Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park (Mar 20th) Song(s) of the month: Blaze Foley If I Could Only Fly Clay Pigeons March Summary: I have recently had the… privilege(?) of introducing myself to the Medicare world. It is not for the faint of heart. As nearly everyone would agree, the health care system in our country is broken in so many ways. There are many countries around the world where health care is not a worry at all, either financially or otherwise: you get sick, you go to a doctor, everything is paid for. No need to “choose” a plan from among hundreds of options. No need to forgo a family vacation in order to pay for premiums. Instead of going on and on abou...
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February 2026

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Books read: Hillbilly Highway: The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class by Max Fraser Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Outline by Rachel Cusk Trails walked: Dinosaur Tracks in Picket Wire Canyon near La Junta (Feb 11th) Beautiful Saturday drive and walk near Boulder and Ward (Feb 14th) Pole Hill Road near Estes Park (Feb 22nd) Song(s) of the month:  Eddie Vedder and Neil Finn - Throw Your Arms Around Me February Summary: Well, the Super Bowl was disappointing.  For me, the sports season after the Super Bowl becomes a desert until college basketball's March Madness at the end of March.  I'm not an NBA fan any longer (too boring).  Baseball starts in April.  So February is normally a time I get outside more and read more since there are no sports on TV.  But every four years that changes.  The Winter Olympics in Northern Italy held so many great moments.  I mea...
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