Night Deposit
Night Deposit After I moved to Columbia, Missouri to attend the University of Missouri, I discovered that the city had passed an ordinance to try to encourage recycling and reduce the trash littering…
November 2018
Mike and the Grizzly Bears
Mike and the Grizzly Bears I was sitting at my desk the other night, posting to this blog and waiting out the last hour before heading off to work, when a text came…
By Any Other Name
By Any Other Name When Annie was still living at home with her parents, they attended mass regularly at the local Catholic church. After one service her dad, Jim, was leading them out. …
Dowsing the Fire
Dowsing the Fire A BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) presenter, John Humphrys, recently stirred up quite a ruckus when he asked a professor from the University of Hertfordshire a question and the prof responded,…
It Started with a Paperclip
It Started with a Paperclip I like to trade. Bartering harkens back to the days before money, or at least times when paper money wasn’t the all-encompassing measure of value that it is…
2018 Bass Pro Shops Marathon
2018 Bass Pro Shops Marathon The World Headquarters of the Bass Pro Shops is in Springfield, Missouri. Every year in November that store has their Conservation Weekend, with many fun activities, including a…
Thoughts on Veterans’ Day
Thoughts on Veterans’ Day WARNING – In light of the recent mass-killing by a former Marine in California, I’ll start out by saying that the comments below are not, in any way, meant…
Busted Thrice Before Bingo!
Deer Season 2018 – Part 4 Busted Thrice Before Bingo! After breaking my string of less-than-perfect deer seasons with a fat doe, I was able to relax and enjoy some hunting. And that’s when…
Give it a Jerk…and some Strawberry’s!
Give it a Jerk…and some Strawberry’s! In Deer Season 2018 – Part 2 I brought you up to the point where I shot a doe with my Barnett crossbow. It was a clean, humane…