Just before Independence Day, a friend and I hiked less than 2% of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin on an overnight backpacking trek. Sounds rather insignificant, I know. But keep in mind the Ice Age Trail is 1,000 miles long—and all in Wisconsin! Hiking west to east, the trail…
Unless you were born after 2010, you’ve lived through the technology revolution that began with the personal computer in the last two decades of the 20th century, but really conquered the world with the “smartphone.” In less than a decade, these portable hand-held devices went from being communication tools (used…
That’d make an interesting “man-on-the-street” question, wouldn’t it? And you could follow it up with, “How about yours? Was he a ‘good dad’—by your definition?” I’m guessing some might answer the first question with a reactive set of criteria. That is, their answer to the second question would be “no,”…
Just before Memorial Day, we had the privilege of visiting the Biltmore estate in Ashville, North Carolina. Since I attended university in South Carolina way back in the 1970s, I’ve known about the place for almost 50 years, but had never visited. I knew the place would be impressive, having…
