I grew up in a small town in South Western Minnesota. I knew the out-of-doors, I knew the bounty of crops, birds, rivers, streams, beaver, muskrat, snapping turtles, river bottoms and sand pits. Throughout those years I utilized the spring water that flowed out of the earth like a gift from God. It was from …
I live in a weird and decadent culture. (For those friends abroad) I live in the U.S.A. Tonight I watched a TV show that is called something like “Survival-Butt Naked in the Wilderness”. It is meant to titillate the viewers into watching Americans naked in the woods and jungles. Butts, breasts and crotches blurred out, …
BIG GAME & HUMANITY We have always been hunters. We hunted the Savannah’s of Africa. We hunted the Fertile Crescent. After a few million years we decided to plant some shatter grains (Einhorn wheat) The origination of this wheat was very close to a place called Golbekli Tepe. Golbekli Tepi is the site of mankind’s …
Photo credit Todd Mejia The small town in which I reside was all a’twitter. The United States National Windsurfing Championships was being held in our town. At the beginning of the event was the National Anthem and Lt. Col’s from the Navy and the Army flew in, from various points around the U.S. to raise …
It was quite some time ago when I was at a destination wedding in Jamaica. The conversation I had was with an attractive young lady in the swimming pool, it led me to recollect our conversation. She told me that she was the D.A. in ………(some big city in California)….. I don’t remember. What I …
We’ve met somewhere? I’ve enjoyed your company while out on the road sometime in the past few decades. You’ve meant something to me and I appreciate you and your persistence in following our journeys. You know me commercially thru my craftsmanship. Here is a bit about me and my curious observations. I live in a …
Adventures in your own back yard. As I drive around the lake in my community I come across some new development. It appears to be a great new addition to our community, a bath house and restrooms located at a place called Slater Park. Slater Parks has always held my imagination because it is a …
I’ve spent my life as a small time retailer and manufacturer. I’ve spent my life encouraging people to come into my store and shop. Today I have a sign on the door that states “call us, put on your mask and we’ll let you in to pick up your gift.” Last week a person came …
THE RIVER OF DOUBT The book captured my imagination, it was Teddy Roosevelts darkest journey. President Roosevelt had suffered a defeat in 1912 and set off for South America. He was still filled with a devil-may-care attitude and wanted to repay Brazil by helping map the Amazon’s darkest reaches. He also wanted to make sure …
We stop to visit all my old friends in the hometown cemetery. We clean the ground level grave stones and back off the encroaching grass as a cold mist and rain temper our resolve. The stones are made of Morton Gneiss (Sioux Quartzite), a stone that is native to the region in which I live. …