It’s now November in Minnesota. Our first snow is on the ground, and we arranged the garage last night to accommodate my Focus and Jerry’s F-150. It was a sad moment. We put some fuel stabilizer in my Suzuki Boulevard S40’s gas tank and ran the stuff through the lines. …
Most schoolchildren will tell you that World War I – The Great War, the War to End all Wars – was started when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. They aren’t wrong, though they aren’t exactly right, since that lone fact doesn’t tell all of the tale. The assassination might have been …
When was the last time you did something that absolutely terrifies you? Fear is a strange thing. It’s kept our species alive for millennia, by preventing individuals from repeating dangerous acts; at the same time fear imprisons us, keeps us taking the ‘safe’ path so that we don’t do anything …
Quick – name a hero of the space program! I bet I can guess who you thought of, within three: Neil Armstrong; Buzz Aldrin; John Glenn. Right? (Okay, within four – some people think of Alan Shepard.) History is filled with names that ring down the centuries: George Washington calls …
When we last left our heroes, they were enjoying a lunch of such proportion and variety they had trouble choosing what to eat! (Okay, not really. But there were a lot of choices!) The nutshell: You can bring food almost anywhere on the ship to eat; poolside, your cabin,the top …
I’d never been on a cruise before – the half day chugging into the Gulf of Mexico when on a band trip in high school doesn’t count. I had no real idea what to expect, and so I thought I’d put together a bit of a guide for you, my …
I woke up this morning and I was forty-two. So I made a bacon, egg, and cheese burrito to celebrate. Actually, that’s what I eat most mornings. And Mountain Dew, of course. Can’t forget that. My cat Gray Girl followed me around, trilling at me in hopes of a tidbit. …
The John Dillinger Museum has a rocky history; very nearly as rocky as its namesake himself. Created by Joe Pinkston of Nashville, Indiana, in partnership with former FBI agent Barton Hahn, the original museum included Dillinger’s tombstone, jailhouse letters, a replica (or possibly the real one) of the wooden gun …
So what’s the first thing that springs to your mind when I say, “Green Bay?” If you’re a football fan, you probably thought, ‘Lambau Field;’ if you aren’t a fan but have one in your life, then you probably thought about the Green Bay Packers – whether you love them …
Fast, whipping wind creating four-foot rollers. A powerful motor pushing a forty-six foot launch through the water, lifting, surging and falling, creating squeals of delight from those who love the roller-coaster effect, or yelps of protest as cold water splashes the unwary. Chatting and laughter is brought to the ears …
