iPods quit working at -32 degrees–dog sledding Alaska

It was early Saturday morning at the dog yard. The four of us sitting in the kitchen planning out the days run. It was going to be two dog teams and two snow machines. The snow machines were going to go out first and put in a turn around at about 25 miles and then […]

Recipe Rants: Mac N Cheese in Crock Pot

It’s Crock Pot Sunday on Recipe Rants! Its become something that I do every Sunday. What a geek I am! Today’s recipe was found online for me by my wife, Michele. It is from one of her faves on Food Network, Paula Deen. Ingredients 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8-ounce box isn’t quite 2 […]

8,000 miles by dog sled

Did you know that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than have competed in and finished the Iditarod. A lot can be said about the 1049 mile race from Anchorage to Nome on the back of a dog sled. Just think about how far 1,049 miles really is… It is about the distance from Denver, […]

Time machine for an hour, where would you go?

Todays Dailypost Question: If you had a time machine that only let you spend one hour in a different time, what date would you go to? The date was the 4th of July 1994 at about 10 am local time. I was busily getting ready for a performance with my rock band, Rainmaker, and the […]

Why did you start [your blog]?

Today’s Daily Post title is Why did you start [your blog] ? That is a great question. When I starting writing my blogs in the fall of 2006 I went about it in all the wrong ways. I started by publishing on content mill sites, such as Examiner, Your Hub, Newsvine and others and soon […]

What are you looking forward to?

Today’s Daily Post article seems simple. But it is oh-so-hard. It is: What are you looking forward to? That is a tough one. Many of us try to live day to day and some of us plan for our futures by putting everything on sticky notes, iPhone apps, wall calendars, and a day planner they […]

Recipe Rants: Canned and Bottled Goods

When I decided to start my new Recipe Rants category I quickly found out that I do not have most if not all of the ingredients that is needed to make a lot of the recipes. I will be the first to tell you that when I go shopping I never take an inventory of […]

Recipe Rants: A Well Stocked Bar

When I decided to start my new Recipe Rants category I quickly found out that I do not have most if not all of the ingredients that is needed to make a lot of the recipes. I will be the first to tell you that when I go shopping I never take an inventory of […]

Recipe Rants: Blueberry Cobbler

I was given the coolest gift from my wife, Michele, for Christmas. It was a Crock Pot Cookbook. I was so excited to see some of the recipes. Naturally, I went to the store and bought a bunch of stuff to try it out. Today’s recipe is in the Crock Pot right now and I […]

Who are you, Robert Forto?

By Michele Forto We are members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and they have one of the best dog training journals around, especially for us in the canine training industry, The APDT Chronicle of the Dog. Each month in their highly acclaimed magazine, they have a member profile edited by Nicole Wilde.  While […]