Wandawega Blog Archive

Welcome to my hometown, pop.5k (We are the 5th generation from this little farm patch of central Illinois). Coffee at the local diner is still bad, but I miss it when I’m gone. #smalltownroots

Family HOLIDAY TRADITION: taking a ride with Dad— My brother and I took our Dad’s 1958 Apache out for a spin yesterday. Dad found it in a rusted pile abandoned in a field while ranching in Wyoming. And then resurrected it ground-up… to this. I was still in college at the time and couldn’t fully appreciate what a mechanical wizard he was. (My brother Sam grew up to be a carbon copy.) #MissYouDad

NOW HIRING.

WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS: A SWISS ARMY KNIFE? A “MAN’S MAN”? EMPLOYABLE? READ ON. We are looking for someone to go on an adventure with us. PART: camp counselor/ co-manager / guest WRANGLER / coffee maker / park ranger / tipi erector.  HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS JOB: It’s damn hard work. Long (summer) hours. The salary doesn’t pay as much as you’d make if you’d finished your MBA. A few months off a year (partial paid) to recover for the next season. Many kinds of benefits. Some tangible, some intangible. JOB DESCRIPTION: Looking for one good man. (Or a woman, if you know your way around a…

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