Jim Harrison is one of my favorite writers. My wife thought he was a major pervert for a long time…wouldn’t read him. It was something about nearly every book having a character who was having an affair with a younger … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Esquire magazine had an excellent article about the problems and hopeful solutions at the Post Office this past issue. It’s unusual to read an article that paints the USPS in any kind of positive light. Usually the commercials and comments … Continue reading
I’m a victim of circumstance. That’s what a winner believes, isn’t it? I don’t know why people want to tailgate the mailman. We have flashers…we have signage…we only stop at the mailboxes. It’s not hard to tell who we are … Continue reading
I sit at my computer, typing a blog that no one except my family knows about, listening to a presentation on Youtube about living the non-virtual life. How ironic. That’s the way our lives go now…the computer and “connectedness” is … Continue reading
My little boy would like a tree house. He’d like me to build a tree house fast. This video shows how to do it. … Continue reading
We had one of our “ice storm scares” yesterday. I hate going to work in the morning with the parking lot just beginning to ice up, each drop that falls from the sky coating the windshield…knowing that after a couple … Continue reading
We are blessed to live in a geographically rich area. It’s rich in mountains, trees, rivers and lakes…if you drive a little ways, you’re at the beach. There’s a lot going on. And there’s plenty of thrift stores. Any way … Continue reading
And then the lesson: “You know, I absolutely forbade my children from washing their hands before they ate. Weakens their immune system. You have to learn how to handle germs. I drink from every stream I fish for the same … Continue reading
W-2’s are eye-opening. It’s a time every year when we get to gauge what we trade our lives for. It’s also maybe a time of year that we can be thankful for opportunities that we are given to keep things … Continue reading
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill It’s funny how we measure our lives. Until you go to your high school reunion and some friend from the fringes guilds the lily and tells … Continue reading