‘Gift of the Magi’ is touching, unless it happens to you
You may recall the Christmas story called The Gift of the Magi, where two people, in the hopes of getting each other the perfect gift, sold the items their gifts to each [...]
Great Outdoors
You have one week left for Christmas shopping
There are plenty of options out there for last-minute gift ideas. If you’re scrambling to find something for the last few people on your list, I have some suggestions for [...]
I don’t care about fancy, I just want wheels that work
Both my wife’s Toyota 4Runner and my Ram 2500 have stupid wheel rims on them. All eight wheels just collect dirt, mud and snow when we take them off road, and that causes [...]
Keep yourself upright this winter, even on ice
I don’t know how many times I’ve been walking along in the winter, when all of a sudden, my feet go out from under me. It happens so fast, there’s often no time to even [...]
Don’t forget your best friend this Christmas
While you’re exchanging gifts on Christmas morning, you might glance over and notice your most faithful friend giving you those sad puppy-dog eyes. That’s just the sort [...]
A duck blind doesn’t have to be fancy to be effective
A goose blind can be anything from a burlap sack you pull over yourself to a concrete bunker you’ve constructed in a field or on the edge of a marsh. The burlap sack has [...]
I can’t take any more of these golden retriever ads
We’re down to two dogs, which is what my wife has informed me we have agreed is the perfect number of canines. But ever since I lost Cricket, my golden retriever, it’s [...]
COVID might actually make Christmas shopping easier
I normally have a hard time shopping for my wife at Christmas. I’ve got to find something that’s thoughtful, of course. And it has to be something she wants, but it also [...]
Handwarmers are great, but they could be a lot better
When I was up in North Dakota working as a wildlife photographer, I often had to spend a lot of time in extremely cold conditions. I’ve been in similar situations here in [...]
There are many benefits to Wildlife Conservation plates
Those Wildlife Conservation license plates Ray Hageman just told you about are helping make our highways safer for both people and wildlife. Vehicles kill hundreds of big [...]