Moose and Ink

Tucker would like you to know that Winter has arrived. Six or seven inches of the white stuff fell last night.  The yard, the trees, everything is covered with a gorgeous coating of snow.  It’s quite nice and of course, spurs a few thoughts about the coming of winter. 1.…

Tucker struck a blow for victory in the war against the squirrels as a tree came down in our yard this week. We didn’t really want it to come down but there wasn’t much of a choice.  The tree had been struck with lightning and its roots exposed over time. …

Everyone has great stories about holiday gatherings.   In most cases, these are pleasant or humorous tales about Uncle Bill or maybe that surprise reunion. In my case, it’s tales of people’s appendixes going into full revolt. Thanksgiving 2010 started with Steph and I heading down to Dubuque to visit my…

This is not a real blog post.  Sorry. To be honest, I just haven’t had time.  I’ve been buried so deep in revisions that I have nothing to say but I really didn’t want a week to go by without a post. So I dug in deep and found this…

With my brain still wrapped up in the editing process and lacking anything else, I give you a tweet from Quote4Writers (via @randomhouse via VP buddy Brandie Tarvin) :

Waking up this morning, I had the overwhelming feeling that someone had used my skull as a place to store old tissues and handkerchiefs.  Were I employed in politics, one might have seen this as an advantage (possibly an unfair one) but being as how I do work for a living,…

To my fellow Iowans who last night voted out three State Supreme Court Justices, Please view this video and imagine that George Takei (of Star Trek/Commander Sulu fame) is speaking to you, rather than someone in Arkansas whom I presume thinks a great deal like you. It’s certainly more polite…