Leisure is Exhausting

Fishing on the Upper Mississippi River was lousy all summer. Then, right around the autumn solstice, it started to pick up. The month of October has been outstanding. If 2024 is like other years, the fishing will continue to be good for a few more days and then come...

Introducing the Vice President

Last Monday I stepped out of the locker room of the university recreation center and saw four men in black suits staring up at the rafters. I then went to leave the building, and there were four more suited men checking out the exits. My first thought was that I could...

911, 911

After never having called 911 ever in my life, I recently called twice in two days. I thought that the second time was an accident, but I have come to learn that there is no such thing as an accidental 911 call. The first call happened in Madison. After attending a...

There’s a Lock on My Microwave

My electronic devices have been giving me trouble lately. This week my computer slowed, my Fire Stick died, and my smart tv developed a pink spot in the upper right corner of the screen. Only a week earlier my website crashed, and three weeks ago all of the warning...
Steven Simpson