Chris Hardie

Confused about Labor Day

Technically Labor Day is a holiday to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers and not meant as a day for extra work. I get confused about such things as the years slip by, as I celebrated early with some extreme labor.

Just not measuring up

Let me tell you a tale about the fool who measured two times but then forgot the number. In fact, I can tell it from a first-person perspective.

Garden provides a bonus crop

From my great-grandparents, to my great-aunt and uncle, to my parents and now to my wife Sherry and I, there has been a vegetable garden of some sort on the Hardie Farm for four generations.

Longing for simpler technology

Technology is a monster that both fascinates some and terrifies others. It can quietly creep into our lives like a slithering creature when we least expect it or come straight at us and hit us in the face like a sledgehammer.

The spirit of peace

It’s the same song every day from our morning maestro. Some mornings I hear it and roll over for more slumber. Sometimes I sleep straight through.

Threads of springtime stories

Here is Hardie’s Hemmings. It could also be called Chris’s Scraps, but that doesn’t sound as polished and alliterative. 

Hit by a car: 50 years ago

Back Home by Chris Hardie Time has an uncanny and relentless way of simultaneously sneaking up on you and passing you by. What seems like

NFL Draft promotes Wisconsin

The public ownership of the Packers, the unique small market feel of the team, as well as culture and pride were on display recently in Green Bay for the annual NFL Draft.