Great Outdoors
Happy 250th birthday, America!
I hope all of you out there get the chance to celebrate our freedom this weekend, like I did when I was a kid. In my backyard, G.I. Joe didn’t abide by the Geneva Conventions. […]
Independence Day
Great Outdoors
Don’t celebrate the 250th by burning America up
I wish we’d gotten some rain this spring and early summer. Our country only turns 250 years old once, and it would be nice to celebrate the milestone by sending some of my hard-earned money […]
Great Outdoors
Happy birthday, America!
In my backyard, G.I. Joe didn’t abide by the Geneva Conventions. When he encountered soldiers from Cobra (a force of evil terrorists bent on world domination), he used whatever was handy to subdue his opponent. […]
Great Outdoors
Fireworks have somewhat lost their luster for me
When I was a kid back in Riverton, I pedaled my bike down to the nearest fireworks stand at least once a week and spent every dime of my lawnmowing money. I then pedaled home […]
Great Outdoors
Happy Fourth to you — get the kids outside
In my backyard, G.I. Joe didn’t abide by the Geneva Conventions. When he encountered soldiers from Cobra (a force of evil terrorists bent on world domination), he used whatever was handy to subdue his opponent. […]
Great Outdoors
Here’s wishing you a happy Fourth of July
Growing up, I looked forward to the Fourth of July even more than Christmas. It was my favorite holiday. That was partly because our good family friend Bill Brohm also loved the Fourth of July, […]
Great Outdoors
I hope you had a great Fourth of July
In my backyard, G.I. Joe didn’t abide by the Geneva Conventions. When he encountered soldiers from Cobra (a force of evil terrorists bent on world domination), he used whatever was handy to subdue his opponent. […]
Great Outdoors
Happy Independence Day!
Growing up, I looked forward to the Fourth of July even more than Christmas. It was my favorite holiday. That was partly because our good family friend Bill Brohm also loved the Fourth of July, […]
Great Outdoors
I’m breaking my self-imposed fireworks ban
I said yesterday that I used to spend hundreds of dollars each summer on fireworks. But about 20 years ago, it occurred to me that it seems pretty strange to celebrate our freedom by sending […]
Great Outdoors
Take the kids outside on the Fourth
In my backyard, G.I. Joe didn’t abide by the Geneva Conventions. When he encountered soldiers from Cobra (a force of evil terrorists bent on world domination), he used whatever was handy to subdue his opponent. […]