After winter comes spring.

As Daylight Savings time arrives, I remember how spring will look and marvel at the way nature revives itself every spring. I, too, will revive I am sure. The dark days of winter will be replaced by the bright days of spring. So, too, will our political climate change. We will see a better day. The darkness and death brought by our "current occupant" will end and a new day of hope will arrive.

Cheney and Ariana -- best friends

When Cheney lived in Lakeport she had a best friend named Ariana. This photo was taken when they were in middle school -- a Seventh Day Adventist School. They spent hours after school each day on the telephone, reliving every moment of their mutual existence. They are still friends today--only they communicate by letter and e-mail--no longer by telephone--while Cheney is away at a girls' boarding school.

Cheney and friend act in Romeo and Juliet

Cheney and her classmates at the Sisters Academy are reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This photo shows Cheney and one of her classmates acting out a scene in class. Cheney is playing the part of Mercutio, a kinsman to the prince of Verona (Escalus) and a friend to Romeo.