By John Matonich Similar to many folks, I enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning. Actually, I enjoy having a couple of cups. Unlike a lot of coffee drinkers, though, I don't drink mochas or lattes or iced coffee or any of the other options that seem to be quite prominent these … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Only a mudder could love mud season
In most of the world there are four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. In this part of the country, though, there is a fifth season. It is called “Mud Season." It doesn’t have a set start date like the other four, but its impact is just as large. Mud season can start as … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: There’s no place like … whatever they call this place
I was traveling to Appleton, Wisconsin, I recently and had to hit the road early as it is a 4 ½ hour drive each way. The weather was good and I saw some country I hadn’t seen in a long time. As in most parts of the country, there are signs up when you cross over into a new … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Organic, schmorganic
By John Matonich I stuck my head in the refrigerator the other day (big surprise, I know) and reached for some milk and pulled my hand back when I saw the gallon jug I was about to glom onto had the word “organic” in big print on several spots on the jug. I almost started to … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Friendship is a wonderfully dumb thing
I have always been fortunate to have good friends, but since I moved back to my home area I see even more why it is great to have them. Maybe because this area is a little more remote and things are a little harder to come by that you see more and more of folks pulling together … [Read more...]
