In 1906, at the age of 13, my Grandpa Conrad left Germany aboard the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II and emigrated through Ellis Island on September 11th. My recent trip to Hawaii was my first time on a plane or being in an airport since 2015. Do you remember a little Read more…
Did you know it is 4230 miles from Manhattan, Illinois to Honolulu, Hawaii? Did you know that about 2 people die per year from parasailing accidents, and every two years someone dies from a shark attack? That means you are about 4x more likely to die parasailing than from a Read more…
I have heard a phrase that makes me bristle. But I will come back to that later. In 1987, when I was only 24 years old, I bought my first and only farm. At the time it was a very good buy. I have since spent the rest of my Read more…