Trego's Mountain Ear

What are we usually thinking about towards the end of February? The annual fishing derby, Canadian news, Trego School, and some of the early stories from the area. Read more

The photo of a chinese balloon over Billings took my memories back to the beginnings of the US Space Program in South Dakota.  That first balloon launch preceded the US Air Force – The Beauty and History of South Dakota’s Stratobowl tells the story of the Army Air Corps and the National Geographic Society teaming Read more

An interesting series of maps, showing how elections would turn out if only certain groups voted.  I haven’t worked the math, or checked the definitions, but the maps are interesting.  Read more

Harrington and Richardson marketed the bicycle gun – a hammerless 5 shot revolver in 32 S&W short.  Most had 2 inch barrels – Renata’s grandfather left his long-barreled version -3 inches.  There is actually a hammer concealed in the expanded frame – it should probably be termed something like ‘concealed hammer’ – but a glance Read more

I wouldn’t choose to describe cultural phenomena by colors – particularly skin colors.  Of course, I don’t particularly like describing race by skin color, either.  In February, I’m getting fairly pale – come September, I’ll be back to the spot where Vargas would set his arm by mine and observe, “Darker than mine – and Read more

I watched the State of the Union address – well, parts of it anyway.  My attention was diverted when I received a link to a film of Tanner Hall (Skier Caught Filming Jump off Roof of Trego School) skiing into a tree, busting himself up, and crying “ow, ow, ow.”  Watched it 3 times before my Read more