Front Porch Philosophy
Hot Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry
There are hot days, and then there are the kind of hot days like we had last week that make you question whether the sun has a personal grudge against you. I’m talking about the […]
Month: July 2026
Front Porch Philosophy
My Battle With the Self Checkout
There are battles in life you expect to fight. Traffic. Long lines. The occasional stubborn jar lid. But nothing prepares you for the emotional roller coaster of a self‑checkout machine that decides it no longer […]
Front Porch Philosophy
250 Years of Hope, Hard Work, and Everyday Hands
There is something about the Fourth of July that always makes me slow down a little. Maybe it is the heat settling over the yard like a warm quilt, or the way the cicadas tune […]