We rarely take road trips together.

Not just another new winery story...

I think I lost a half-pint of blood is this mishap!

I think I lost a half-pint of blood is this mishap!

It was a matter of time and weather.

There is no place quite like Arlington…no place as quiet, as solemn, as heart-wrenching, as sad.

It occurred to me that I have been writing much longer than it seems since I jumped into this endeavor two years, six months, and two weeks ago.

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I woke up yesterday to a yard that was 95% mud and vestiges of green grass, not quite risen from winter’s white burial shroud.

Twenty days ago, I posted Substack Day 90, warning about the danger of passing the Save Act.

June 24, 2022: I was sitting in my office when my phone showed a message that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v.

“Legacy isn’t about what you keep in your vault.

Welcome to NEO Wine Country’s newest Winery!

Welcome to NEO Wine Country’s newest Winery!

Welcome to NEO Wine Country’s newest Winery!

It’s 27 °F outside and the wind is blowing like a howling banshee.

As I drove toward wine country, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking for…down time, escape, enlightenment, kindred spirits, camaraderie?

I’m not sure how it happened this fast; another year hurtling by as though the days were being chased by a demon.

…First you take flight for a short and very uncertain length of time.

Regardless of how inane (or insane) you think a picture is, there is a story that led to someone pushing that camera button and saving that moment in time for posterity.

Our newest winery, “Cellars Key” officially opened its doors today at the 2:00 p.m.

It is 8:40 a.m., Monday October 6th.

As most of you know, I was officially “terminated” from my employment August 8, 2023.

It’s coming up soon, the BSA Troop 71 family turkey cookout!

Most people look at a bone like this, and they either give it to the dog or toss it in the trash.

Procrastination is an insidious thing.

I've made some of the best!

I didn't know it was a "thing"

This should be the final straw for us, America.

I’ve never been big on gardening.

I make no bones about supporting women’s rights.

A Substack writer’s experience at the U.S. border should alarm anyone who values press freedom

You need to read this.

Garlic heads and Garlic cloves and Garlic Scapes…Oh My!

For a brief moment, watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a petty, posturing social media catfight was amusing; a welcome bit of schadenfreude seeing the unholy marriage of two of the most reprehensi...

I May be a Fossil, but Fossil Creek is Not - It's the Newest Addition to NEO Wine Country!

What's in a Picture?

Paradise and a Parking Lot

Today, as Mother’s Day Weekend began, I watched the sickening video of a hysterical 16-year-old girl with her face smashed into the pavement by police officers, as I.C.E.

In 2019, I watched someone I greatly respected blatantly steal from me.

It’s Easter Week: What Better Time to Visit the Ugly Bunny

Desperate to Arrive...

What a Day for a Daydream...

This week, Robert Morris, the founding pastor of Texas’ Gateway megachurch was indicted for lewd acts with a child.