Beyond the Breakwater

Photo courtesy of Thomas V, photo-engraver1 via Flickr If you’ve ever had the luxury of taking a sailing or boating excursion on beautiful Lake Michigan, you likely enjoyed the calm and beautiful environs inside the four miles of breakwater which runs from McKinley...

How Jack Got His Lantern

Or: How to Avoid Feeling Cheap and Cranky at Halloween According to Irish legend, there once was a drunk, cranky old cheapskate named “Stingy Jack.” Seems he was thirsty one day. And broke. So he did what any resourceful reprobate would do in that situation: He made a...