As I sit here teetering on the verge of another birthday, I can’t help but think how lucky I have been. Not a Las Vegas kind of luck – the most I’ve ever won gambling […]

I never learned how to read music. That says something about a guy who played in rock bands all through high school. But while others in the bands were following the sheet music I’d follow […]

So here we are, 20% into the 21st century. How will this era be remembered? The 1960s were called the Age of Aquarius and the Space Age. What will the 2020s be remembered as? The […]

Nothing gives me more heartburn than doing my taxes. It’s the one time every year that I feel as though the federal and state governments are ganging up on me and my wife. It’s like […]

One of the things I always looked forward to when we lived in Minnesota farm country was election day. That’s when everyone in the township headed for Godahl, a wide spot in the road on […]

I always look at a new year as a blank slate. Given the gift of another 8,784 hours – this is a leap year – what, exactly, do I plan to make of it? Well, […]