Monthly Archives: December 2011

Heavy to Hit, Heavy to Miss

Heavy to Hit, Heavy to Miss

Fifteen minutes into the field Indie froze to a point at the base of a frosty plum thicket.

 

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

There is a pheasant field in the middle of Kansas that I have both dreams and nightmares about.

 

Traditions

Traditions

It seems to me that the magic of Christmas is reinforced by its many traditions.

 

Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas

I’m home for Christmas. It doesn’t take me long to realize how lucky I am.

 

What a Mess

What a Mess

I made a huge Christmas mistake this year and my wife called me out on it.

 

Moose-r-ella

Moose-r-ella

Giada De Laurentiis is a cute little Italian chef with a successful cooking show…

 

Minestone

Minestone

I bent over a picked up the shiny little object, a rhinestone.

 

The Gift of Laughter

The Gift of Laughter

Last week at work we were talking about the worst Christmas presents we’d ever received.

 

One Bad Duck

One Bad Duck

My buddy Dennis recently told me a story that drove this point home…

 

Cruel & Unusual

Cruel & Unusual

Every time I go into Hobby Lobby, I don’t know if I’ll make it out alive.

 

It’s a long, long way

It’s a long, long way

But Mrs. Lawrence had other ideas….

 

Thankful, equitable

Thankful, equitable

When you hunt in Nowheresville, Kansas on Thanksgiving Day…

 

Ralph

Ralph

She passed a men’s knit sweater with a wrapped, high neck.

 

He Saw Her

He Saw Her

The first Christmas songs of the season chimed over the radio and in the spirit and joy of the day we sang along.