November 2017

Deer Hunting 2017, Part 3

Deer Hunting 2017, Part 3   In this post I am reminded why it is called hunting.   I’ve had a pretty good time this deer season.  While bow hunting I saw deer almost every…


Adventures in Automotive Transport

Adventures in Automotive Transport   I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about what great, awesome people my sons are. Well they are, but just because I think they are so incredible…


To Give Thanks

To Give Thanks   Life has a way, at times, of getting in the way of living.  As many of you know, I have a job that never closes.  Working at a youth center for…


Treasure Inland

Treasure Inland   “Adventure is just hardship with an inflated sense of self.”   Usually when we hear about hidden treasure, it’s across the sea on some desert island and is guarded by pirates.  But…


The Canoe Trip from Hell

  The Canoe Trip from Hell   Back in the summer of 2008 I made plans for a family canoe trip.  None of the boys was married at the time so the logistics weren’t that…


Deer Hunting 2017, Part 2

  Deer Hunting 2017, Part 2   In this post Patrick tastes success…or does he? Being a dad, I’m always anxious to include my descendants in my beloved pastimes.  My youngest son hasn’t showed a…


Was Colonel Jessup Right?

  Was Colonel Jessup Right?   In the movie, “A Few Good Men,” Jack Nicholson plays Marine Corps colonel Nathan R. Jessup, commanding officer of Guantánamo Bay Cuba.  Tom Cruise portrays Navy officer Daniel “Danny”…


Hard Truth – Harassment

Hard Truth – Harassment   Kevin Spacey was recently accused of sexual harassment by an actor who was 14 at the time he says Spacey tried to take advantage of him.  With that accusation the…