Normally I prefer to test new experiences rather than repeat what I’ve already done. Where I go back to the familiar, I like adding a different touch. For example, when we revisit an area we like in southeastern Wisconsin, I like finding at least one new thing each visit. Last Saturday was my second time …
Month: April 2015
For those of us who live in rural America, this article is interesting. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25993-immigration-brings-economic-benefits-to-rural-america.html
I’m enjoying and learning from profiles put together on veterans of the grain industry for the Grain Journal. Below is a link to the first one published. https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=1ce47d0c-8a88-4f8a-bab2-1da789689434&pnum=90
The changing media landscape is fun, scary, challenging, rewarding, entertaining, and I hope informative. News organizations increasingly work to deliver their content in multiple ways to suit multiple tastes. Recently I posted a link to a 2,000-word article I wrote for Illinois Issues magazine regarding challenges for small-town grocery stores. For any of us who …
Along the walls of the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisc., are various documents that trace the history behind a pioneering home of astronomy that still has the largest active refractory telescope. Among the details of letters and other correspondence is a distant connection to Central Illinois. Several key people and highlights from the early …
The Yerkes Observatory sets itself apart in the Wisconsin village of Williams Bay. Set on 77 acres, the massive structure is well off the highway yet also back from the Geneva Lake lakefront. It is the only undeveloped (non-residential) lakefront property. The dome structure establishes itself as a place worth seeing by its broad, visible …
I saw the remake of Cinderella last night. As remakes go, it was nicely done. The story has some meanings that hold the test of time, and incorporates a touch of magic. From a writer’s standpoint, you prefer to see fresh material emerge on screen. But remakes of familiar stories are safe, and this one …
I quit keeping track of the number of TV shows devoted to interior design, home remodeling, etc., etc. They aren’t high on my list. But I know people who absorb this content regularly. And, I see the end results. So now when I visit someplace, I’m more apt to notice, maybe even appreciate, how being …