Fore note: This written blog is a cousin to a podcast I did about “The Stiff Upper Lip,” so if you are one of the people who listened to that, there will be some redundancy here. Culture is inescapable. It probably serves a positive role in making the way we think and act robotic, so…

To segway from my previous post and pod cast, I want to focus on one aspect of American Christian mischief, one of a thousand cuts that has led to the irrevocable demise of American cultural Christianity. After that, I want to leave this topic of religion before someone accuses me of having an agenda. But…

 It is inevitable that we are entering a post-Christian world. Europe entered this phase 75 years ago and now it is America’s turn. For the first time (2020), less than 50% of Americans are church members. When you do visit a church, it is an ocean of gray or bald heads. When you divide it…

If you look at the photos below, you won’t see a lot of progress. I have one new inside wall up. However, my work has slowed to a crawl. As I’ve mentioned before, it is due to two reasons. One is taking a break to go back and fix mistakes I’ve made. The biggest mistake…

Well, I lied. I said I was going to combine all my forms of communication via my blog into a vlog (video blog) centered around the cottage building with some of my thoughts mixed in occasionally. However, with only an iPhone to work with and no way to edit videos, I’ve changed my mind. Too…

I am a self-confessed compulsive writer. Lately, my compulsiveness has been commandeered by cottage building. Carpentry ruled my mind and my time. Then early last week I had my first accident, falling off scaffolding and injuring my leg. A plantaris muscle tear I suppose with a hematoma behind my knee. I used to be a…

I’m a lucky guy; I have the luxury of living on a lake. The lake is still wild despite 1/3 of his shore being privately owned. But the rules of lake living are strict, leaving wildlife feeling quite comfortable on our waters. Otters, beavers, racoons, deer, coyotes, sea gulls, Great Blue Herons, and many more.…

I’ve written about Denise being an excellent mother, and it is almost Mother’s Day. However, Denise is much more than a mother. I’ve also written here about Denise (and others) as great caregivers. She is much more than that too. But I wanted to take a minute to talk about Denise as a wife. There…

I want to thank those five readers (so far) who responded to my request for Amazon reviews. It was my gut reaction to a very negative review, based on the fact some of the characters used profanities (btw, which does happen in real life) and not on the quality of the writing. So, a punitive…