April 20, 2004 e-Postcard from The Kingdom of Bhutan The archer slowly drew back his arrow, his hands steady, the bamboo bow distorted into a widemouthed sideways U. Unlike modern compound bows, which actually get easier to pull the farther…
e-Postcard from Sikkim, India
April 12, 2004 I felt like Ralphie. I couldn’t think of a single thing. My mind was as blank as a mid-winter Iowa cloud-covered sky. Ralphie, hero of the classic film, A Christmas Story, in a final act of desperation…
e-Postcard from Darjeeline, India
Please see the PDF file at: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/India/darjeeline.pdf
Independence Day
“Hold on, I’ve got to take this call” “Ok, no problem,” I said. I was sitting in my friend’s office in Chicago. I’ll call him Tony. His large and expansive office suite was strangely quiet. The multiple offices and numerous…
What Will Be – Introduction, Overview and Essay
Introduction and overview: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/WWB-cover-message-20.pdf What Will Be: http://www.hackneys.com/wwb/
And Then There Was One – The 1995 Ridge Runner 500
Perhaps the secret to life is to simply read the signs when they are there. We’d had so many challenges in trying to put together the trip to the 5th annual Ridge Runner 500 dual sport. Child care for my…