Dealing With Bad Neighbors … Why I Now Own a Shotgun

By Mike McGovern A gun range has a certain je ne sais quoi about it. Maybe it’s the imminence of severe injury or possible death—it’s at once exhilarating and stress relieving, and is the main reason for my recent shotgun purchase. A secondary reason is for home protection. Living in a townhome community for 4 [...]

Don’t Be So Sure You Like What You Like and Know What You Don’t

By Mike McGovern Radiohead. Ryan Adams. Fleet Foxes. Counting Crows—all examples of first-rate music acts, right? Of course they are, except that in my ignorance I had either A) Written them off (Radiohead, Counting Crows) or B) Didn’t know who they were (Adams, Fleet Foxes). Photo courtesy of Pete Rahn It wasn’t until about 5 [...]