Took a family trip over the Christmas break.  Stops in Winona, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; and Nashville/Gallatin, Tennessee.  Spent time with dear relatives and dear friends.  All-in-all we proved to…View post

Scene last night: Tio Marcelino and I were outside with the youngsters at grandma’s house, the unwrapping done, kids sledding down the driveway, everyone bundled against the frigid air, laughter. …View post

Well, that was a whomper.  Now it’s ten below and I just climbed off the granary roof after clearing the photovoltaic panels using a telescoping scraper borrowed from my neighbor…View post

With the questions of a three-year-old.  Most provocative recent inquiry: “Daddy, where do tears live?”

Sneezing Cow Podcast, Episode #1: Mike and Al discuss yodeling, spit cups, and fatherhood, and Mike reads an essay about fatherhood. LIVE AUDIENCE CLIP: Mike tells the beer tent story (and the hair loss story, and the nursing degree story).