


Controlled by the Numbers
I always wrestle with talking about this issue, but I feel like we have all been conditioned to it over the past decade and just maybe someone out there gets […]

The Reality of Living Near the Fantasy…Part Seven
The Traffic. So back in WI (Yes that’s my reference point), it got busy during Christmas time, 4th of July- the Holidays basically. Living there long enough, you get the […]

The Reality of Living Near the Fantasy… Part Six
The Crime. Let me preface this by saying I am fully aware that crime can happen, and does happen, everywhere you live. But let’s not kid ourselves, this State is […]

The Reality of Living Near the Fantasy…Part Five
The Tourists. Now most of us have tourists in our home towns (or have been them) because we are known for “something” famous that people want to visit. In WI […]

The Reality of Living near the Fantasy…Part Two
Vacation Homes. So I grew up in several cities in Wisconsin, and for the most part I got to know our neighbors. They knew me and my family, and you […]

The Reality of Living Near the Fantasy…Part One
My first post, back in 2010, was called “Why the Relocated Tourist” which was in reference to the name, but also what the whole point of this story was. If […]

Getting Perspective is Golden
We were blessed to be able to travel back home to our great State of WI last week to visit family on both sides for Thanksgiving. Before we had left, […]