Poets and ancients called it the center of our intelligence, our emotion … our soul. It’s also one of the most important organs of the human body, performing more work than any other muscle in our...

Wisconsinites know that the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t always square with Mother Nature’s timetable – we can go from winter to spring to summer back to winter in the span of a few...

I grew up in a rural community and am proud of it. I was a farm kid living at the end of a dead-end road in a town of about 500 folks scattered throughout the 36 square miles. Our cultural center was...

Armed and fortified with a cup of coffee, I set about the bothersome task of changing the time on the various timepieces scattered around the house. Biannually I am somewhat miffed that it feels like...

My farming days are over but a recent story made me realize that I clearly left a lot of money on the table. I tried to make some money selling cows, sheep, wool and eggs but never seemed to hit the...

All writers have an internal voice or muse that inspires their words and stories. Sometimes that voice seems to be shouting. Sometimes it’s just a whisper. Sometimes I stare at a blinking cursor on...

The elevator doors opened and we stepped out onto the secured floor of the memory care unit looking for my mother. We didn’t have to look far – she was directly ahead of us sitting in the dining...

I’m at the age now where I can use my years of experience to make certain statements that do not need to be verified by a second source. So I will simply state that the opening weekend of the 2025...

As we head into another Thanksgiving, I have to admit that I am having a difficult time this year getting myself into a thankful frame of mind. I suspect I am not alone. There is too much turmoil, too...

I sat with my back against a tree and slowly surveyed the landscape before me. Early November is when the beauty of fall loses her luster. The kaleidoscope of color has faded into drab browns. Many...

Some say the key to a good life is balance, which is hard to achieve when you’ve always been a half-bubble or more off level like me. While some of that statement is metaphorically true, it’s also...

It’s been a strange fall season as we head into mid-October. As of this writing our valley has yet to be touched with frost. Making it past Oct. 1 without a frost used to be a rarity but is now becoming...