Building a Bridge

There were several things that I planned on building around our cabin and one of the projects on my original list was a way to drive across the sixteen to twenty foot creek that is at the edge of our front yard. I had several options in mind but my original idea was a bridge.…

Canoeing

  In a world of air conditioners and electronics, it's hard to get people out of the house anymore. I think the very things that most of us consider a life of comfort, actually imprison us in many ways. It becomes easier to say no thank you to some of the most exhilarating experiences that…

Sometimes I Miss AM Radio.

I don't know when it happened. One minute I am the only person I know with a Beta machine, watching five dollar movie rentals of movies that weren't that expensive when they were in the theaters, and the next minute I became my dad, who hates the same technology he eagerly uses. Times were so…

Big Daddy.

Have you ever started a journey with no idea of the gravity of  where you were heading? Almost everywhere that I ended up, started out without a clue of where I was going. I am not saying that I never had a plan. I suppose what I am saying is that none of my plans…

Expectations

We shop at one grocery chain and the aisles are so narrow and people cause roadblocks in the aisles and you end up bagging your own groceries, and it's so crowded. And then you have to take your own groceries out to your car.... and to top it all off,you have to bring your cart…

Two Things You Don’t Talk About.

It finally happened to me. I knew that sooner or later it would, but it is still a little scary to experience hate first hand. Remember how dangerous it was and how brave you had to be to wear a Hillary t-shirt? I don't either, but it is getting more dangerous everyday to support our…

Radicalized.

What do you think of when someone says radicalized? If you are like me, you think of Americans traveling to a middle eastern country and becoming a militant angry convert ready to kill. This brain washing process starts at home however through social media.   It is time to admit that democrats are becoming radicalized in exactly…