God, family, neighbors, country, land, and honorable work. That's the order of it. Fiercely independent and humble servants. We as partakers in the...
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I live in an old place. Our farm sits on karst limestone, a sedimentary rock composed largely of the shells and skeletons of marine organisms that...
Columnists occasionally use their print megaphones to convey a hidden message to their spouses and children. Sometimes, these messages are so subtly...
I am being stalked at this moment by three big farm gates. They have become unhinged in this summer’s heat.
As I read my county’s weekly paper, I noticed in the real-estate ads that only one house was listed for less than $100,000—and that by $100.
Today, public wildlife agencies are of the “both-and” mindset when it comes to choosing between hatchery rainbows or wild and native trout.
The great international designers often hire me during New York Fashion Week to provide yes-no decisions on their latest creations.
I often get requests to not write about certain individuals with whom I share mixed marital arts. Therefore, I will not name my wife, Melissa, as the...
I’m often both villain and victim when it comes to environmental issues. I don’t recycle enough. I don’t compost at all. I consume coal-fired...
As the title of a popular book by Lon L. Emrick about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula states, You Wouldn’t Like it Here. Though I whole- heartedly...