Finding the Perfect Mousetrap
If you have ever owned and sold a home you know the stress and frustration that comes with it when you decide to sell. There are so many things to consider. There are big dollars…
A Good Cat Slapping
I’ve written some good stories over the years about our cat, Gabriel, Gabe for short. Gabe Spanks a Spider and The Shrinking Box Game to name a few. I thought I would set down and…
Walking on Water
If I had a nickel for every river story I could write, I would have $8.45. Well I’m not even halfway there yet so here’s another one. Although our river friends are in the story…
On Canoeing & Camping
It was the summer of 1985 and I cashed in on a great idea. I learned that there was a popular canoe/camping destination that you could sign up for that only cost $95 a week…
Air Balloon Rides Can Make You Popular
Ahh, the celebrated hot air balloon ride! Up, up and away, as the song goes. If you have never tried it, I think you are missing out on something sensational. Years ago, my wife and…
Learning to Water Ski & Other Lessons Learned Through Failure
It was 1995 when my wife, Carrie and I bought a house on the Fox River. We didn’t know the first thing about boating so we signed up for Coast Guard Safety Training at the…
Taking a Dog Down the River
If you have been following my posts, you know that I have written a few stories about our life on the river. Well, here’s another one. We lived on the Chain-O-Lakes on the Fox River…
Cold & Naked
One cold, grey January day in 1997, I planned to paint the master bedroom at our house on the Chain-O-Lakes in northern Illinois. Our home at that time was a two story river house that…
The Wrong Prescription for the Carribbean
Most people know about the Bahamas, but fewer have heard of the Abaco Islands, a small archipelago just north of the main land. One December many years ago, my wife, Carrie and I visited these…