…that I was raised in New Auburn, Wisconsin, and given the opportunity to say so in this book. I’m a knucklehead, but the story of that village has led…View post

Last night while doing dishes I am listening to an audiobook version of Will Durant’s The Story of Philosophy: the Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers. (I have been…View post

The guy in white there? On the giant stage before thousands? He’s our friend and neighbor and we’re proud of him in an Aunts-and-Uncles sorta way. We know how hard…View post

Got a bunch of brush cleared and wooden posts set yesterday, hoping to enclose the old barnyard today. If we get that done, we’ve still got many acres and many…View post

Two recent pieces caught my eye. Written from the heart. One about a small town. One about a soldier.