How wonderful and humbling this is. My hometown high school arranged to have a case (made of 100-year-old barn wood) placed in the commons, then filled it with with my books…View post

In one of those stretches where at the base of it all I’m glad I was raised up to just put the boots on and get to work, Nobbern-style.

It was my recent honor to be present for an event in my hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin, to honor Chief Ernie Sylvester (below, center, in shorts), retiring after 40…View post

Sat in my car alongside a dead end road on a hill and joined host Steve Kraske to talk about Population 485 and Visiting Tom. You can listen here (our part starts…View post

Included in the pleasures of quality acquaintances are the gifts they give (this from an erudite barkeep):