Author: Mike Dwyer

For a serial quitter, I never thought I would spend 20 years in the pursuit of anything, The story of how waterfowl hunting became a life’s passion.

Over the summer my family made our nearly-annual trip to New England. On the last day we had a delicious lunch at a restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island called Succotash. After a week of...

Summer has never been my favorite season. It’s too hot in Kentucky and if it wasn’t for a few highlights like vegetable gardens and swimming pools, I could probably just skip the whole thing....

There is perhaps no more pure expression of culture than the arts. This is true for all sorts of things like food, crafts and of course music. As a child of divorce that split...

Mike Dwyer looks at the Centrist Movement, and what it might mean for the GOP.

“What do you boys have planned for tonight?” The question sounded innocent enough, but coming from a police officer at a roadblock it was definitely a bit more complicated. We had found ourselves sitting...

At some point in the last few years I realized that I could not reconcile my pro-life position on abortion with a pro-death penalty stance. Yes, I understand the arguments that the former does...

Jason’s post was timely as I am thinking about home today from the shores of Cape Cod. For some reason whenever I am far from the South it gives me the ability to consider...

I dropped this link on Twitter the other day and didn’t get much commentary so I thought I would try here. From ThinkProgress:

As some of you know, I have been blogging for quite some time. I started at The Big Stick and was eventually invited to join The League of Ordinary Gentlemen as a regular contributor....

Two weeks ago I found myself sitting at a table at a wedding reception in Florida, talking with my fellow guests about lessons learned in our own marriages. The conversation led to the word...

Last year I wrote about our lab, Murphy. Just a few days ago he had another birthday and it’s hard to believe he is seven this year. I could have attached a great picture...

Affirmative Action So the Supreme Court avoided a definitive ruling on affirmative action this week. Several of the justices made it clear though that things need to change. What seems to be in the...

We love our life in the exurbs of Louisville. I have written quite a bit about how it is the perfect place for us as we have the best of both worlds: Farms and...

With Father’s Day just around the corner I am particularly grateful this year for the precious gift I was given two weeks ago. It’s also a chance to reflect on my 18+ years as...

Last week my daughter and two of her friends were involved in a terrible car accident that claimed the life of one of the other girls. My daughter suffered no serious injuries and will...

As readers know from my previous posts, my career has been a state of flux as of late. Although I still like my employer, I am not crazy about my current position and I’ve...

Last year I wrote about the complicated relationship of conservatives and science.  New events underscore this problem as of late. Max Tegmark, writing for the Huffington Post discusses an MIT survey on religion and...

This is the early season for wildlife management. We are planting crops to entice wild creatures to visit the farms we hunt. We attempt to decide if deer will prefer clover or alfalfa this...