I was raised in a world of concrete, practical rules, principles that served me well in my youth and serve me still...
Playing by Jefferson’s rules
Tag: Childhood
The first full day
Two years ago today, our new American Life began...
The pig’s lipstick
We remember when people took time to help us. It feels good to pay forward.
This one’s on us
"It’s easy to call these kids ‘snowflakes,’ but where do you suppose they came from?"
Flashback: The Golden Book of Camping and Camp Crafts (1959)
If I added up all the hours I spent poring over those words and illustrations, I probably invested a year of my boyhood in this simple book...
The Second
True fans are dinosaurs...
The last Saturday in November
My life goes on -- and sweetly.
‘Way out here’
The farther we wade into the woods, the more seductive the seclusion...
Unseen
I threw out a pair of shoes. I hate doing that...
Hat dance
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." (John Galt)