Photo by Steve Buss circa early 80s Now that I’m all grown up and realize that I want to be a writer I’ve taken to keeping a notebook at my bedside to record the thoughts I wake up to. Freud taught this, as part of his dream analysis. I used to do the same
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American
Here's an assignment from On Common Ground which looks at the evolving housing market for recruiting and retaining a skilled workforce in the tech and other industries.
When I was 56 years old, I realized that things were not quite working out as I had hoped they would. This was 2016. The country was finally coming out of the “Great Recession” that had dominated and decimated the economy the previous decade. I was coming out of the recession too; I just
Here's an assignment from On Common Ground (the trade publication for the National Association of REALTORS), that was published this summer. As soon as this was accepted I moved out of my ghetto apartment, dematerialized of unnecessary things and moved into my renovated, vintage camper in the Colorado Rockies at a little over 9,000' on the edge of
Loveland, Colorado, is known as an artisan community, with an emphasis on casting brass sculpture; but there are also many painters, jewelry makers, galleries and museums. The city of 75,000 souls is also known for it's Valentine re-mailing program, so your sweetheart can get a valentine card from the land of love. But Loveland, like
This was a fun project. Combining architectural preservation and craft brewing is a win-win. Prost! Click to read. And here's a sidebar that goes with the article, about Green Bay's own Titletown Brewery.
Here's another contest entry with a local publication. I didn't win, but I got first runner-up, so I'm happy. http://www.elevationoutdoors.com/unstuck-at-elevation/
I've been having luck getting fishing stories published, especially catching northern pike on the central Wisconsin mill pond where I grew up. Badger Sportsman is one of my favorite magazines. I was thrilled when they accepted the following story. CLICK HERE to see the article.
Everyone needs a road trip, every now and then. And if it involves going back to the place of your childhood home it becomes more of a time-traveling expedition. That’s what it felt like when my son, CJ, and I went back to Wisconsin last month to retrieve the last of my parent’s belongings from
