It’s a new era for many of us. It’s a new time for activism. Recently, for example, a Congressman introduced two bills (HR 621 and 622) that would sell/transfer 3.3 million acres of Federal land. The land would be put up to the highest bidder. There was a grassroots campaign to call Congress to push
Contacting Congress
As an outdoors person, I’m greatly concerned about a new House Bill that encourages the government to sell 3.3 million acres of public land. If you’re moved to reach out to Congress on a particular issue, here is advice from an insider: call the local office. Don’t email or Tweet, and don’t call the D.C.
Your Peer Group
A funny thing happened to me as I got older. I increasingly didn’t have a peer group. When you’re young, you’re put into an elementary school grade. Those students become your friends. That goes on through high school and college. Then, you graduate and start to work for a living and doing things like cooking,
Jabberwocks
Earlier this week, our son and his singing group stopped by his old school for an early-morning performance. They later went to his sisters’ school, too. Mrs. T. and I caught their early performance. It was a lot of fun. It was very fulfilling to see him and hear him sing. It made me very
Avoiding Cable TV
It’s pretty incredible how technology has progressed. Mrs. T. felt very strongly when we married that we shouldn’t have TV (more here). She thought it would be better for our marriage. And, when we had our first child, she didn’t want TV to be a babysitter. It has paid off. All of our children learned
A View
Last light today in the canyon. #nofilter A photo posted by Lance Egan (@lanceeganflyfishing) on Jan 21, 2017 at 7:38pm PST On Instagram, I follow some elite fly fishing anglers. Some are on the national team. Yesterday, one of them posted the picture above. Stunning. The photo reminds me how I feel at the end