2023 In Cycling
I spent a lot of time on the bike in 2023, riding around 6800 miles, which is over 2000 more than I have ever ridden before. I completed 250 rides, …
2023 In Cycling
Homestead Tour
My family is from the Kickapoo River Valley, a beautiful part of the Driftless Area in Southwest Wisconsin, and for my 49th birthday, I went on a long …
Door County Backroads
In stereotypical Wisconsin fashion, our family vacation this summer was a trip to Door County, sharing a house on the tip of the Door Peninsula with …
2022 Horribly Hilly Hundreds
This was my third year of participating in the Horribly Hilly Hundreds, a long, very hilly ride in the driftless area west of Madison. The fide begins …
Bicycling in the Smokies
For spring break this year, we decided to take a trip to Sevier County, Tennessee, home to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and innumerable tourist traps …
Greek, Ancient and Modern
Dog-eared Homer I’ve been interested in Ancient Greece for much of my life. When I was in elementary school, I spent one Thanksgiving vacation …
Scoville Genealogy
A Survey of Scovilles Those interested in Scoville genealogy should begin by reading A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England and America: Seven …
Visiting Escoville, France
While traveling from Strasbourg to Paris in September of 2002, my wife and I decided to take a Schoville shortcut to Escoville, theorized source of …