Thank you to Jim Fleming and Wisconsin Public Radio for the gracious reading of Coop.  It’s a humbling honor to hear that coming out of the radio.  And for two…View post

In the process of researching the history of my hometown (New Auburn, Wisconsin) (now Population: 562) (urban sprawl!) for the book Population 485, I discovered that the town’s founder David…View post

Pursuant to this post, someone asked me how I record interviews.  In just the past year I switched to a Livescribe pen.  It has so far been nothing short of…View post

Snow plow operators: They go out at all hours of the day and night, they get phone calls, they get unsolicited advice, they get ignored…but they get the snow off…View post

At many of my events I perform a piece called “The Perfect Cow.”  It’s just a description of a Holstein.  I do go a tad overboard.  The piece is included…View post