By Khevin Barnes Finding the “fun” in fundraisingThe game of Pickleball, a hybrid of tennis, badminton and ping-pong has been touted as “The fastest growing sport in America”. Evidence of that claim can be seen in and around Vail with many communities adding new playing courts to accommodate the sport. In October of this year players from around...
By Khevin Barnes In recent days, as the Covid travel bans have been cautiously lifted, many of my neighbors here in Vail have eagerly booked vacations, cruises and other travel plans. A few of my friends are aware of the fact that I have been fortunate to visit 50 or so countries on our planet, and I’m sometimes asked what my favorite places were...
By Khevin Barnes After our recent monsoon rains here in Vail, my Internet was knocked out and I began a three day saga of trying to communicate with a big corporation while being shuttled between a variety of young, inexperienced “technicians” reading from a script on a computer in some foreign country who really had no training in how to solve my...
By Khevin Barnes PLANTING THE BANJO SEED Fifty four years ago I picked up a banjo that had been discarded by my older brother. I was in Jr. High School and he was four years older than me. I suppose he just got tired of it. This was the musical era that included The Limelighters, The Kingston Trio and Pete Seeger. The sounds of the banjo seemed to...
By Khevin Barnes DISCLAIMERThe author of this heretofore uncorroborated tale claims no responsibility for the accuracy nor the incidents contained here. And furthermore, he makes no guarantees of exactitude in sharing this marginally authentic accounting of the events that transpired in Vail, Arizona, under a full moon, two centuries ago. A MAN...
By Khevin Barnes Trypanophobia is a fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It’s fairly common, and though most adults with this malady don’t talk about it, I’ve been pinned down by the thought of sharp objects piercing my flesh for as long as I can remember; stuck in my own fear of a pain that has never materialized...
By Khevin Barnes Living in the era of Covid-19 is no stroll in the park for most of us here in Vail. It takes a good deal of stamina to deal with all of the unknowns that accompany our pandemic. And when we get sick, the variety of treatment protocols doesn’t make it any easier. There are endless ideas about remedies for our common conditions, and...
