Mark Twain: The Law of Narrative

Someday – when I’m brave enough – I’ll write like Mark Twain. He manages to be sparse yet fully furnished. Like a minimalist home with a lived-in look. Artful and direct, he takes a meandering track through his stories that wonders all over but when complete seem like they couldn’t have taken any other way. […]



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the one where took apart the car door

The Brown recently broke my car’s rear window with his fat Lab head. To prove to the Internet that not all my attempts to use tools fail, I illustrate the repair with helpful photos. Filed under: photos, projects, tools & tips, wildlife



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Sorry, WildDog.

Move over, WildDog…. a new pup’s coming to town! Filed under: marriage, media, photos, shenanigans, wildlife Tagged: baby, birth announcement, chocolate lab, photo, sad, sign



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what it’s like to stand in the middle of a massive corn field

So, here’s my take on what it’s like to stand in the middle of a massive corn field. I’ve had a couple of “wilderness experiences” this month — times of protracted solitude away from phones, emails, computers, and the demands of daily details. Thank goodness. One of those experiences was on a farm in Nebraska […]



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going off the grid

Next week I’m going camping. And not the Texas variety of camping where you stay in a cabin and everyone thinks it’s “rustic” because there’s no internet and the TV is smaller than the one you’ve got at home. No, I’m talking about real camping. Seven days on a desert island with no snack bar. […]



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