Life on the Outside

What’s your idea of a typical video game player? An overweight twenty-something with sallow skin from never seeing the light of day and bloodshot eyes from staring at a screen for hours on end? Used to be the only sports injury a video gamer was likely to have was carpal tunnel syndrome.
Thanks to the development [...]

This is from my twice-monthly column “It’s News to Me” and appeared in the Berthoud Recorder newspaper on Jan. 8.

Like many people, there are generally two times each year when I like to be more introspective, reflecting upon past accomplishments, disappointments and future plans and dreams – my birthday and the start of a new [...]