To The Manner Born

Look around you. Do you see anything with real permanence? Do you believe the era of dedicated craftsman is over, gone, dead, kaput? You a...

Lately, I have been reading a blog, by a young woman who wonders where, how or when the bar hopping, head turning hottie (she's very cu...

Mr. David Bagwell who presented the definitive White Shoe Rule has once again submitted for our elucidation, a learned study of the relatio...

Too many guys who think nothing of wearing white Jack Purcell's, or latest Nikes are put off by the idea of a sturdier white shoe. The m...

The Yankee White Shoe lamp is officially lit. God bless all here. Toad

For the past year and half we have been spoiled by rain. We have rain here, we have rain there. It has rained hard every week, for what se...

Do you enjoy puzzles? Mrs. T and her children are great puzzlers, their patron saint is Will Shortz. Crossword, science, game, math puzzles...

Do you have trouble controlling the technology in your life? Ever have to call a kid to tell you how to operate your computer? Do you play...

Americans, by the grace of god and an act of Congress, are exempt from knowledge of the metric system, or anything Canadian. According to an...

It was once a truism amongst car guys that as men mature, or age if you prefer, their car preferences tilt towards the cars of their youth. ...

On several occasions over the past year I have had a little sport with the local retired art teacher who has a chip on his shoulder. You ca...

Sometimes not cutting the grass can be a good thing. We are fortunate in that we are able to grow the grass as high as we like, and not have...

If you are unfamiliar , The Vermont Country Store is the last refuge for the weird and wonderful. Looking for a pot holder loom, just like ...

It has been unseasonably cold. For the past 3 weeks daily highs in the 50F's, hard rain every other day, the iron horse is broken beyond...

Once again, I come hat in hand, seeking knowledge from my favorite people in the world. I'm trying to remember the name of a garden book...

Could be I'm just hanging with a better class crowd than I once did, but it occurs to me that the greatest health breakthrough in my lif...

The man in the brown truck arrived Friday delivering my order from Lands End. Oh happy days. Friday being date night I couldn't wait to...

Some may remember that last summer I gave my car to #2 son, who continues to scare the wits out of me with his chosen career as a forest f...

My most erudite corespondent wrote yesterday asking, "fat man what do you know about Red Sea Rig?" "If its a British car I pr...

Desperately in need of good news I present for your consideration our family's red letter day times two. First, today marks the annual c...