Moose and Ink

  Yes, President Obama visited Decorah on Monday and the town was all aflutter.  Actually, it was pretty cool.  I’ve been around for two Presidential Candidate visits (Obama in ’08, Kerry in ’04) but never a sitting President.  Steph and I weren’t able to get tickets to see him speak,…

No matter what, always try to eat dinner together.

As of Monday afternoon, Steph is gone on a week long business trip in Portland.  This has left me as a bachelor until her return on Saturday.  Past experiments in bachelorhood have proven rather … interesting, to say the least. This time I’m determined to do better than that.   So…

Saw this from a friend over on Google+.  How true. by Jaybill McCarthy It was created by artist Jaybill McCarthy for his site, The Pocket Universe.   I’m also fond of his health plan:

A few weeks ago, Steph and I decided to join the modern era and upgraded to Smart Phones. Previously, we each had and swore by our simple cell phones. They made phone calls, took suitable pictures, and with an unlimited text message plan, we could send quirky messages with bad…

No, I beg to pardon but it really is the heat. Looking forward to mowing the lawn when I get home.  I might just set myself on fire and save the hassle of going outside. Update (4:28pm): I’ve been told that Winneshiek County (where I live) had the hottest temps…

This is a tent. This tent is positioned in a campsite and is serving its intended purpose.  Tents are, if of sufficient quality and construction, quite pleasant and can provide very comfortable weekend quarters for one or more persons no matter the weather.  The tent pictured here weathered storms, heatwaves,…

As Steph and I head off to see the last Potter movie this afternoon, I leave you with this :