dave in the shack

I don’t know how long the McClure family has been having a wiener roast in the fall, but it’s been a long time. I have used all the usual m...

When I left work on September 11, 2001 there were long lines at the gas station in Ottawa. Cars clogged the drive of the Clark Station on ...

We picked Thursday because it promised to be the warmest day of the week. A friend from Chicago, who had to be back in the city late aftern...

Future blog topics pile up: hot peppers, the Yamas, Efrain Rios Montt, a guy I knew who used to run an agency like mine. Also, as feared, ...

I loaded new music into my CD changer in the shack this morning. I put Pat Metheny (with a touch of Lyle Mays and others) back in their cas...

My Dad made obvious statements impossible to refute. He brought these universal truths out often, enjoying them immensely. They were simpl...

Never let it be said that I am not wrong from time to time. My wife reminds me of my wrongness by pointing out and remembering, I truly bel...