Grilled brats taste like summer in Wisconsin

We grilled out. Brats. Turkey brats on a charcoal grill. Grilled brats taste like summer. They taste like Wisconsin.

You don’t know how hard it is to find brats in Tennessee. I take that back. You don’t know how hard it is to find turkey brats in Tennessee. A staple of grilling in Wisconsin — tailgating anyone? — brats are becoming more popular in other places. But turkey brats, well, that’s another story. Read more “Grilled brats taste like summer in Wisconsin” →

How to get a driver’s license in Tennessee

I got my Tennessee driver’s license. It was a long process, but this isn’t really a blog about “how to get a driver’s license in Tennessee.” No, that would be too easy.

Here’s my story: Read more “How to get a driver’s license in Tennessee” →

Happy birthday to me?

Birthdays have never been a big deal to me.

Maybe they were when I was a kid. I don’t remember. I guess I looked forward to presents and cake.

Now, I don’t want presents, and I don’t eat cake. (I got rid of nearly everything I owned. I have no desire to collect anything, and I gave up sugar almost a year ago, and I’m never going back to it.)

But my aversion to birthdays goes back further than this or even the past couple of years. Read more “Happy birthday to me?” →