Category: Opinion

Dear Editor, My neighbor loves to hike in the desert, wears only boots, shorts, and a hat. Yes, he’s a man. Friday morning he knocked on my door. He was covered in cactus, his back was loaded with jumping cholla cactus, not to mention 100 thorns. Being handicapped, my caregiver who is loaded in medical degrees, jumped into action, got needle-nose pliers and tweezers, and started pulling out the large cactus. I helped with the small thorns. My story to you, if going hiking, carry a staff, a large stick as tall as you, watch for rocks that might flip…

Dear Editor, My neighbor loves to hike in the desert, wears only boots, shorts, and a hat. Yes, he’s a man. Friday morning he knocked on my door. He was covered in cactus, his back was loaded with jumping cholla cactus, not to mention 100 thorns. Being handicapped, my caregiver who is loaded in medical degrees, jumped into action, got needle-nose pliers and tweezers, and started pulling out the large cactus. I helped with the small thorns. My story to you, if going hiking, carry a staff, a large stick as tall as you, watch for rocks that might flip…

Dear Editor, Most of America has been addled from our normal lifestyle. Today, we aren’t for sure what normal is anymore. Covid-19 has been and is like a walk in a wilderness where we have never ventured before.  While we are wandering through this new wilderness in our lifetime here are some suggestions for you. Use your telephone or facetime every chance you have. Put voices or even faces with voices in your life. Reacquaint yourself with some old friends or make some new friends. We live in a texting, messaging age. Messaging is good but a real voice and even…