Ten days ago I devoted a post to three tools that once belonged to my mother's father. Now I'll pay respect to a utilitarian gem fr...

I'll admit to being hesitant about this installment of Urban Resources . I mean, just about every outdoorsman, farmer, biker, cop and fi...

The Supreme Court of Ohio, in the matter of The City of Cleveland v. The State of Ohio , today struck down the city's ban on "assau...

"It goes against everything that football is all about. This is football ; football's played in bad weather ." "My bigge...

I skipped posting here yesterday, choosing to preserve a wonderfully peaceful Christmas Day in the KintlaLake household. Our holiday revel...

Whatever you celebrate this holiday season, remember to celebrate home, love, family and freedom. Give thanks for life's blessings, grea...

Bob Marshall is a Delegate to Virginia's General Assembly, a Republican and a raging homophobe who places a higher value on irrational t...

We're still unpacking here, eight months after our last (and I do mean last ) household move. Other than seasonal storage -- winter coat...

It was well after dark tonight when I set about building our backyard fire . The mercury had fallen back into the single digits, but this wa...

It's the perfect winter's morning -- there's snow on the ground, the sun shines from a clear sky and the winds are calm. Bitter ...

Americans' opinion of Congress has never been lower -- according to Gallup , an overwhelming 83% disapprove of the way our elected repre...

The snow that was predicted to begin falling around midnight didn't get going until just before dawn today. It stopped a couple of hours...

Back in my bachelor days, my home office was a veritable shrine to sports. Truth is, all of the memorabilia paid tribute to Ohio State footb...

Saturday night's soaking rain gave way to honest-to-god snowfall late yesterday morning. By noon there was a brief break in the weather ...

Because sharps has been the most popular recurring theme here on KintlaLake Blog , and by request, today I'm posting a few two-page spr...

I've loved woodcraft for as long as I can remember, but I didn't discover the landmark works of Sears , Kephart , Beard et al unti...

Even though the future of our country is hanging by a thread, sometimes it's best to bow to the absurd. Certainly it's therapeutic. ...

Just before dawn today, the thermometer hanging on our ash tree read 9°F. Six feet to the right, the temperature was a wind-chilled -5°F. ...