Wrestling after dinner is a favorite activity in my house. I have three sons and they enjoy testing their strength and strategy against dad.  As they have grown older they have become much better at overcoming me with their cleverness.  When they were younger, I was able to simply keep them at bay with one [...]

If you are just getting into the hobby of Mountain biking, there are a few things you want to avoid. Unfortunately, I learned these Do-Nots the hard way.  My self-sufficiency would not allow me to ride with an experienced Mountain Biker the first few trips out.  As a result, I made some mistakes that took [...]

Here are one dozen tips on being civil adapted from George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior”.   This list is mostly a reminder to myself on how to treat people well.  In a world that applauds  an in-your-face-shoot-from-the-hip handling of others, these tips may seem absurd. However, I share these first dozen for [...]