It was all funny until it wasn't.  I'm hardly an expert but these matters but it was fairly obvious these folks weren't high on life.  Scott specifically asked me to shelf the D.A.R.E speech for the foreseeable future.  When I...

Every year Nate join us for either his February or April vacation.  This year we got April.  We hadn't expected to be on the west coast by that time, but here we are. His arrival is always a big deal. Think 'Paul...

The area around Rushmore is charming in that "this has been a destination for decades" kind of way.   I get into old school entertainment - old mining towns that keep up the character, mystical fun houses that have been...