Aspens Bob had taken an hour to wrap his head around the crisis. Save for Kelsey lying next to him, there was not one aspect of his...

5. Kelsey Jenny As we neared the address I’d written down, Dad slowed that BMW he was so proud of, giving us additional time to take in...

4. First Hour Kelsey raised her head, tilting it to the road as her ears funnelled the sound, then threw herself at the fence, barking...

But he's spending them like cheap toilet paper... As I mentioned in a previous article, I wouldn’t want to have a beer with Donald Trump....

The Centennial Farm In September 1980, Bob stood in front of a burned-out farmhouse ten miles north of Harbor Springs, Michigan. It was a...

Trust the next generation to do what we did… I became an adult in the early 1970’s. My generation experienced the Civil Rights movement,...

But quit telling me what I can and cannot do… It was a bad week for Americans who cherish freedom and opportunity. Your ability to choose...

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Yes, but I wouldn't want to have a beer with him... Being your own worst enemy isn’t the end of the world. However, if trusted friends or...

You Need To Believe Your Lying Eyes... I don’t know why, but we have drifted far from trusting common sense. Nowhere is that more obvious...

When Selling a Car Becomes a True Crime Story… I spent 33 years in the retail automobile business, a business far more profitable than...

Turns out it's "charging anxiety." I recently finished a cross-country trip from Arizona to Michigan and back in my Ford Escape SUV. All...

Two Things I Noticed Visiting The Racist South of America... I recently married a lady from Colombia and decided to show her America by...

They're all over the place... Gallup came out with a poll on June 29th this year asking Americans if they were proud of their country,...

You aren’t winning converts with this rhetoric… As a pretty devoted grandfather, phrases like this don’t go unnoticed. I consider myself...

The Greatest Land Grab in American History... Most Americans don’t have a good grip on Mexican history. This article isn’t exactly...

5 Things I've Learned About Their Operating Systems... Two weeks ago I proposed to my girlfriend of three years. Although she is...

Domestic Terrorists are mad as hell... I have followed the Parents vs. Public School Administrations story for some time. As a parent,...

These folks are the real gatekeepers... I have owned a few homes over the years, luckily, only one subject to the despotism of this...