Posted: March 11, 2021
In my previous blog, I shared some memories of my learning lessons from my father’s fire-starting skills. Those first fires of the cold season were magical for me, in both how the fire began, and how strong the fire can become. Patience always helps build…
Posted: March 11, 2021
In the house I grew up in, the “hearth” was definitely front and center in our lives. My father and friends had success in building that house and one of the most cherished places was a gigantic living room fireplace faced with stone. I grew…
Posted: March 11, 2021
Most Americans have seen their share of reality TV. It could be a survivor battle in an exotic location, an abandonment journey where an individual finds a way back to civilization, a cooking championship, a competition for the best tattoo artist, or a weight loss…
Posted: March 11, 2021
My family lived near one of those well-known convenience stores in the early years of my children growing up. You know the one with the numbers in the name. It was always open, rain or shine, and even in the occasional snow storm that blew…
Posted: March 11, 2021
I’m the adventurous type when it comes to food. I will try a new spice, a new meat, or an odd fruit I’ve never seen before in the grocery aisle. I’ve tried to instill this in my children, and even to influence my wife. It’s…
Posted: March 11, 2021
Science Fiction can be a powerful medium for the outlandish narrative that speaks to the mundane changes occurring all around us. We can learn something about our current situation by suspending belief for a story about a possible future. Amazon has created a new series…