Great Dog Names

Having a pet dog can mean days of entertainment, exercise, responsibility, feeding, and yes, a bit of cleanup. But what do you name your dog? That can be one of the hardest questions you’ll have to ask yourself. You can always go with the standards: Spot, Rusty, or Rex. Or you can name your pet …

Mountain Biking Styles

It has occurred to me that one of the reasons why many of my friends who mountain bike don’t end up hanging out together, let alone riding together, is because there are so many styles of mountain biking. How many styles are there? First, let me list one that’s not: Not quite grown out of …

The Day After

Happy Thanksgiving indeed! What’s really important here is what you’re having for dinner the day after Thanksgiving. You want Mexican food. You know it’s true. You’re tired of turkey and potatoes and all the weird side dishes that your family loves, like the shrimp-flavored craisin bread uncle Henry brings every year but almost nobody eats. …

The Last Leaf

Is it pointless to rake leaves if they haven’t all fallen off the tree? Would you wait until all have fallen but three? Two? One? Or do you just pray for a big wind to blow them all into someone else’s yard? There’s a best way to do this autumn activity. I’m still trying to …