GREAT MOMENTS IN DAD HISTORY PART 2 Devil's Lake The first time I took my son camping, it was a Father’s Day weekend and we drove three hours to Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin. Located in the southwest corner of the state, the park offers family adventure. The small lake is about four miles around, with high... Continue Reading →
GREAT MOMENTS IN DAD HISTORY! Sometimes, as a dad, you look back on things and you realize what a fantastic job you've and you give yourself a pat on the back because, since it’s not Father’s Day, no one else will. Other times, you hope you haven’t completely ruined the precious childhood of your offspring. You... Continue Reading →
The weather in Chicagoland wasn’t up to snuff this Memorial Day weekend. After all, it’s all about the barbecue. But rain has a tougher time keeping you inside on Memorial Day weekend than just about any other weekend. Case in point, on Sunday a friend of mine, who thoughtfully lives over an hour away, had planned... Continue Reading →
A few days ago the staff here at MojoFiction came across a news article on the world wide web that detailed the 10 reasons "He hasn't proposed to you yet" ...or something like that. We were shocked to discover that these 10 reasons had absolutely no basis in reality whatsoever, as noted by reason number 2:... Continue Reading →
So MojoFiction knows some people who know some people who have a book club. It’s an all-female book club and we happen to know one of the members and, in fact, sometimes get her husband in trouble when we do things like change their home computer's default web-browser page to … things we shouldn’t, and then... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been doing dirty, sweaty, outdoor work that was so manly that you knew, as soon as you started doing it, that it would be a testosterone-fueled, blazing sun of epic manliness, burning so bright that you would have to ask your neighbors to keep their wives inside if they wanted to keep their marriages together? Then, when... Continue Reading →
Today’s column offers 3:1 odds that you’ll enjoy it. That’s better than the Bulls-Heat game tonight! On to today’s files! On Humor Writing There isn’t much I like more than writing humorous material. Maybe free-donut Friday at the office, though they’ve started bringing in a lot more bagels, which brings down the experience. Anyway, there... Continue Reading →
So there was MojoFiction at 10:15am EST on Saturday morning, east of Indianapolis, in a park called Haspin Acres. The weather was cool enough that we could see our breath. We wore shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, just to rub it into nature’s face that we didn’t care about the temperature. Our comrades-in-race opted for... Continue Reading →
We here at MojoFiction thought it would be brilliant to run in a Spartan Race this weekend. There are several different levels of Spartan races, this one being a Spartan Sprint. How four miles is a sprint, we’re not sure. But it’s on the other side of Indianapolis so apparently there’s also a car sprint... Continue Reading →
Time magazine just released their 100 most influential people on planet Earth and, once again, after thumbing through the issue at the book store and not bothering to actually buy it, we realized that we are not in it. Again. Never mind the short-sightedness of Time's decision to only include people on this planet, the point is WE'RE... Continue Reading →
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