It was here, and now it’s gone again: Christmas. Up here in northwest Wisconsin, it was colder than usual. Christmas morning was a very frosty 7 degrees below zero, with
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Are we not men?
It’s been a tough autumn for men in America. For weeks now, hardly a day goes by when the name of another prominent man isn’t
Riding rough through history.
I’ve been a history buff since I was a kid. I always thought that to be considered a “historian,” I would have to do this professionally, which is to
The best time of the year.
You can always tell who’s a baseball fan in late September. It’s the guy who shows up at work rather bleary-eyed from staying up late
Cassini’s last ride.
This morning, Cassini will die. There might be a few tears shed, but only among certain groups of very well-educated people, who have been
Trekking the Andes, part 1.
Two months ago, Sue and I journeyed to Peru for our best adventure yet: a week-long trek through the Andes to Machu Picchu. It was
A Strenuous Writer's Life 