by Piper Bayard | Apr 17, 2013 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard The IRS came after me, and I’m smiling. Yes, smiling. No, I don’t enjoy paying taxes. In fact, I’m appalled by the way the government misappropriates or flat out pilfers half of what it takes, and then our “leaders” refuse to balance the budget. . . ....
by Piper Bayard | Mar 27, 2013 | Apocalypse, Life and Death
We’ve all felt it. The intense gravity of Life’s long, cold winters. The incessant pull of one bad break after another that obliterates the very memory of easy laughter. Awareness condenses to a pinpoint where tomorrows are as meaningless as...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 20, 2013 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard and Kristen Lamb As a general rule, popes don’t change jobs except by dying. On the rare occasion that they do retire, they tend to be trouble makers, either wanting their old jobs back or exercising their Back Seat Pope’s License. Benedict XVI...
by Piper Bayard | Jan 14, 2013 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard Parkour rocks. Maybe because it’s magic to those of us with bad knees or fear of heights. Maybe it’s because the guys in the parkour movies are ripped and don’t wear their shirts too often. But it’s probably because it takes amazing athleticism....
by Piper Bayard | Dec 31, 2012 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard Once in a while, amidst all the news of terror, tragedies, lies, and deceit, someone comes along who makes the world stop and have a moment of collective fun. This year, I thank Psy and Gangnam Style for that moment and for his video that got the whole...
by Piper Bayard | Oct 1, 2012 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard Someone recently asked me what I do as a Hospice volunteer, and I told her that basically, it’s my job to tell people I see their butts. Hospice is a service dedicated to providing people with the most comfortable death possible. We tend to...
by Piper Bayard | Sep 9, 2012 | Life and Death
By Piper Bayard Last week, I had the pleasure of a visit with historical fiction author and publishing attorney Susan Spann. So what did we do? Well, we went shooting, of course, but we also made a stop at Boulder, Colorado’s home of the funky and eccentric. We...
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