Rob Ziegler lives in rural western Colorado with his lovely wife Cindy, whom he rarely sees because he spends most of his time chained to a desk, writing. On those rare summer occasions when he can get free, the two of them wander the mountains together in a beat-up old Toyota pickup that burns more oil than gasoline. They have a cat, technically nameless, who seems to respond favorably to the phrase, “Who’s a Big Tiger!” They also tend their garden.