Moose and Ink

Here you go – John Scalzi today posted a list of Things I Don’t Have to Think About Today. I’ve had a very good life, all things considering.  I don’t have to think about these things.  At the same time this fortunate life has also given me plenty of opportunity…

This afternoon Steph and I headed out to the farm to help her Dad with weighing some sheep before sending them off for processing.  The task itself is pretty simple – lead the lambs into a cage which sits on a scale, weigh them, then hold them still while someone…

It’s been a busy week up here in Decorah, Iowa (read that in Garrison Keller’s voice and I swear, you’ll hear the rest of this entry like that too). Let’s start at the beginning … Coming Home Steph came home on Monday.  She flew from Copenhagen to New York to Minneapolis and…

At the start of this week, I turned on the heat for the first time. At the end of the week, I’m contemplating if I have to turn on the air conditioner while watching the fall colors.

Editors Note – While Steph is in Sweden, Matt is left alone to fend for himself.  Now we shall take a look into Day 3 of his Bachelor Diaries. Food It has proven difficult for this non-foodie to cook for himself after years of being married to a foodie.  In…

My friend and fellow Viable Paradise XIII alumni, Catherine Schaff-Stump, has been doing a series of profiles on other VP alumni.  Sean Craven was the first and Brandie Tarvin the second.  For the third, she picked Matt Hughes … hey, that’s me. Whoa. So hop on over there and check…