We are all creatures of habit. I am about to divulge a fact about myself that few people know. When I am alone in the car I sing – loudly. And, I am partial to one particular song – Born in the USA.

I recently read an interesting article about facial recognition software.

Today is Pi Day because the date spells the first three digits (3.14) of pi, or π, the mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This year, the event is even more special because, for the first time in a century, the date will represent the first five digits of pi: 3.14.15.   Do you celebrate pi day? Maybe you can have a pi party with 3 types of pies and 14 slices.  

Are you old enough to have seen early television's iconic children's program "Howdy Doody" (puppet) show?  If you are,  you may remember Princess Summerfall Winterspring. She was Native American and a good girl. Of course, her name was a play on our lauded 4 season northern weather. Well, my favorite number is 3 and I'm advocating a royal name change to Princess Summerfall Spring. For sure, it sounds and feels better. What ever happened to global warming?

I know we have a lot of lawyers in the Tribe, but to this layman getting my fingerprints taken was an adventure.

  Last Thursday morning I was finishing our normal morning routine making our bed. As I finished straightening the blanket and organizing the pillows I heard the clang of metal on metal. It was odd and every time I moved a pillow, there it was again. You may remember that last Thursday morning we had some snow – actually a lot of snow.