Camping With Coleman At Chippewa Park

Camping with our Coleman lantern and other outdoor gear. Believe it or not, our eight year old son Nathan has never been camping. This summer we made it a point…

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Trek Bike & Thule Bike Rack Review

Review of our Trek bikes and two bicycle spare tire rack. Unless you live in a larger city or an area where you have bicycle trails nearby, you will need…

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The Evolution Of Dean Koontz’s Icebound

Was the Dean Koontz Icebound novel a baseline for multiple shows? This is a timeline of how the book Icebound influenced other mediums, from movie to comic book. I liked…

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Leinenkugels Tour

Reflections after visiting the Leinenkugel Brewery in Wisconsin. Last year our friend Mark, Silke and I started our annual beer brewery tour/camping weekend. This year we set our sites on…

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Weekend DIY Bedroom Makeover

Do you love weekend projects as much as we do? We love DIY projects and thought it would be fun to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of living in our…

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Jackass Golf Tournament

Golf tournament at Hardwood Hills Gold Course. What to do on a cold, rainy and windy day in Minnesota? You win the 9th Annual Jackass Golf Tournament. Nick, Silke, Mark…

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Unemployment And Michael Connelly Books

Surviving time as an unemployed worker with books. Find out how Michael Connelly books helped me make it through an extended period of unemployment. Read the story that was inspired…

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We Got New Trek Bikes

I've been wanting to buy a nice set of bikes for quite awhile. For the past couple of months we would window shop in the bike stores around our neck…

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