It started as heartburn…

Or so I thought. In the spring that I celebrated my 43rd trip around the sun, I started to to notice a weird feeling in my chest. Just occasionally. Mostly at the end of the day. Always when I was at rest. Often after a meal. I was experiencing a higher than normal level ofContinue reading “It started as heartburn…”

What’s in a name?

Fridays are for hiking. At least most of them. Iowa weather has been (mostly) cooperative this fall to allow me to hit the trails as we continue to march towards winter. I am usually alone as I trek step after step through the Iowa wilderness, though I try to take a 4-legged companion with meContinue reading “What’s in a name?”