Boxing The Compass

  She grew up on the farm, the fifth child and the only daughter.  Her grandfather built the farm and the massive and very beautifully deta...

In the Great Lakes region.  Excellent lodging with noticeably un-excellent service.  Business trip, so naturally, I'm on someone else...

Is there a difference? Yes. A "boat shoe" is a style of shoe, while a "boating shoe" is a shoe worn boating.  Am I b...

I received a request from a commenter on Maxminimus to turn this into a larger post. Where we spent our summers, the matriarchs had an ov...

Popcorn Air-popper = Coffee bean Roaster I hate coffee snobs.  I can't stand beer snobs.  Wine snobs are the best because deep-down, t...

JMW lead the charge on this one, and I thank her for getting the ball rolling . I have received tons of emails about the GQ article nam...

At some point, a child gets lost in what they are told to believe and what they find they actually believe.  This goes for nearly everythin...

Traveling, visiting galleries, dining out, exploring museums, sitting in church, sobbing at a cemetery, attending parties, hosting cooko...

  It was unintended to be sure.  The weekend was high barometric pressured, warm, gently breezed, and all around pleasant.  Shorts, loafers...

A newer area near the water gave itself this bizarre name.  Not "Oyster Cove" or "Oyster Banks" or "Sand Piper H...