Years ago, a business could begin with a pencil and a quiet conversation after supper. At the kitchen table, someone would start adding up the cost of tools, jotting down ideas, and thinking about that first customer. Nothing fancy. Just a plan, a little hope, and the willingness to ...
It is the most wonderful time of year! No, I'm not talking about days until the first snowfall. Or days until Thanksgiving. I'm not talking about Christmas break, though I know my kids know exactly how many days until Christmas. For those of us who have been waiting, we are officially through ...
Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government? We pay its taxes, obey its laws and regulations, finance its wars and submit to its surveillance. We are told that all of this is necessary for personal safety, collective prosperity and national security. Yet the government ...
Caden Hinkle did it again—he created another yard sculpture out of RR ties. The first one was a raised-garden bed. I had him notch the ties so they fit together like Lincoln Logs. Snazzy. Ginnie and I had the most fun with that raised garden, more fun than with any of the other “normal” gardens we've had. Heck, we're still picking ripe tomatoes, and it's the first of November! The raised garden is right outside our kitchen door. How handy. There were a few RR ties left over from the raised-garden project, and I started thinking (which can get me in trouble). I texted Caden and ...
An especially repellant political race is about to fade from the headlines. It would have been less ugly had more politicians traded invective for wit. Humor can take the edge off while retaining the bite. "Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand," Mark Twain said. Clever retorts ...
In 2010, President Obama described those midterm elections as a "shellacking" for Democrats, who lost 60 seats in the House. Then, as now, the economy was the top issue. If Republicans could have had a worse night, I don't know what it would be. From Maine to Michigan to Texas, Republicans ...
