Hunter Bowman, 3, likes the Cat in the Hat. He likes the cat here. He likes the cat there. He likes the cat everywhere — especially at the Campbell County Library. Hunter, his brother, mother and many more children and families celebrated the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel — a.k.a Dr. Seuss — on Wednesday night at the library with a day of special celebrations and readings that culminated in a visit by one of Dr. Seuss's most iconic characters.

The Campbell County swim team (our home team) and the Laramie team got into a brief, friendly chanting duel before the meet began. The Campbell County team is chanting 'Tyler's got a gut', who is the guy holding his belly.

Nick Dillinger and Nick Hopson embrace after narrowly winning the 400 meter freestyle relay... Nick Dillinger is a certified dolphin. The team was in third when he went in the water and he still won the race. Great athlete and a great kid who'll be competing to qualify for the Olympics. Good luck Nick.

The Cheyenne coach dives in the water with his team after they won the meet. Thought this one was just kind of funny.

The Sereni-Tree.

When in doubt, climb a tree.

South Dakota, Just outside Mount Rushmore.

Macon, Missouri. Procession for soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Where's Steve-o?

Last point break at Chicama, Peru. Simply put this place is surf paradise. Every surfer who is able, should be required to make a pilgrimage here at least once in a lifetime. The waves a literally miles long when everything comes together.

Chicama, Peru.

Although she sings and plays guitar in the bluegrass band Bearfoot, Nora Jane Struthers demonstrates that you don't need fancy instruments and can make music with your feet as she 'flat-foot' dances for students at Lakeview Elementary on Wednesday. Bearfoot will play at 7 p.m. Thursday at Cam-plex Heritage Center. In advance of that show, the band spent the day playing music for students and teaching them about the art and history of bluegrass.

Jace Novotny, 7, left and Tyson Stephens, 6, clap their hands and bark like dogs while waiting to go on stage for Prairie Wind Elementary's concert 'Arf' The performance was billed as 'a canine musical of kindness, courage and calamity.' First and second-graders dressed up like puppies to sing songs such as 'This is Our Night to Howl' and 'What Does it Mean to Be a Dog' at the Campbell County High School Auditorium Thursday night.

Freezing at the car wash, yeah.

Not a plugin hybrid...plug in to get started because it's 20 below.

Kindergarten registration day...people without people?

Rachel Kalenberg and her partner Ariane Jimison embrace before sitting down to dinner in their home. Jimison and Kalenberg started dating in 2005 and in 2009 held a commitment ceremony in lieu of a legally recognized marriage. "How in the world can you say that your love is better and more important than my love? Can one love be greater than another? I can't understand that," Jimison said about opposition to same sex couples being allowed to legally marry. "That's just crazy trying to put love on a scale like that and seems really, really unjust and silly. Especially when we're talking about something as wonderful as love."

Ariane Jimison, center, feeds dinner leftovers to Copper, the family dog, while Rachel Kalenberg, Ariane's partner, watches. Although they cannot legally marry in Wyoming, Jimison and Kalenberg held a commitment ceremony in September, 2009 and live a typical, domestic, married life. 'I think it's important also for people to realize that we are just people,' Kalenberg said. 'We're not some weird scary, freak show. We're just human, trying to do the best we can, with what we've got. And for us we have homosexuality. That's just part of who we are.'

Ariane Jimison and her partner Rachel Kalenberg scratch their cat, Charlie Garbonzo, after spending an evening working on tax returns. When Jimison and Kalenberg decided to commit themselves to each other, they spent a lot of effort looking for rings and found a company that sells rings made from a special ceramic composite also used to insulate the space shuttles. 'It can never rust. It'll never be tainted. It will always be whole,' Jimison said about the rings. 'They're unbreakable. They're unscratchable. To me, they're a much better symbol of forever than a diamond. And rather than being created through pressure. They've been through the fire. And I like that symbolism. We have gone through hell to make a relationship. To make a family. It's been really hard for both of us.'

Ariane Jimison takes a moment to reflect after talking about a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages. Jimison explained that laws against same sex marriages translate into intense emotional as well as financial issues for she and her partner, Rachel Kalenberg. 'There are two different battles that we fight on a daily basis. One is being completely rejected by everyone around us and feeling like we don't belong here and feeling like we're not wanted here... That's a whole emotional subset of issues,' Jimison said. But also, Jimison and Kalenberg must cope with practical, financial hardships that they face since they cannot enjoy the privileges of a legal marriage. 'Who knows how many tens of thousands of dollars we'd be saving,' Jimison said, citing one example of not being able to apply for a mortgage with two incomes and secure an interest rate commensurate with their total household income.

A little over one year ago, Robert Van Kerrebrook and his partner Jowie La Vallie left their jobs and decided to open a now-successful, hair salon. Even though they, their families and their close friends consider them married, the state of Wyoming does not and they faced significant financial hurdles trying to establish their small business as well as with other major financial decisions such as purchasing a home.

Trinkets and magnets on Jimison and Rachel Kalenberg's refrigerator. Kalenberg and Jimison grew up in Wyoming and Montana, respectively, and want to stay here. Although other parts of the country may be more friendly towards homosexuals, their families, friends and lives are here. 'It's against what I feel like most Wyoming people's values are,' Jimison said about a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages in Wyoming. 'There's such a long precedence in our state for personal rights.' But even so, 'Especially amongst gay friends, it's the 'equality for some state,'