This is the end, my only friend, the end. The words and title are my tribute to recently deceased member of The Doors, keyboardist Ray Manzarek. We have also come to The...

On Thursday before leaving for Charleston I put a few thoughts on paper with the title, The Final Musing, as I decided this would be my farewell blog. But, a brief...

No, not surly as in rude and bad-tempered, although I can be that. This Surly just happens to be the brand of my favorite beer which is brewed and only sold in Minnesota.

Jessica Ackerman and twin sister Courtney don't spend a lot of time during late night discussions in their Wilmette home comparing their respective leg injuries...

The track season is winding down and it has been one of the coldest springs on record in Illinois. Rewind to last year when it was one of the warmest on record. That...