Off The Wall: Be a Lightning Rod & Wear an Extra Pair of Underpants
Mike – I’m in need of something to repost today that encourages my friends who are feeling extreme apprehension that America is about to crash and burn.
Author: Shari
Fridays With Freddy: Haiku Edition
Pressed into cool beige
My One Cent
Lots of chat regarding “Oh, Brother,” my latest podcast.
Off The Wall: The SHOT Show is more than just guns
I just read that you’re speaking at the SHOT show in Las Vegas this week. VERY disappointing.
Off The Wall: That Whole Made in America Thing
Mike – You seemed skeptical that companies are “getting away with murder,”
Tom the Contractor’s Appeal & a Big Check from This Old House
Here’s a check for $500,000 presented to me by The Team at This Old House.
“Stars That Kill”
Mike – I’m curious to read your commentary about Meryl Streep at The Golden Globes.
Dear Tool Companies of America
Mike Rowe here, Dirty Jobs, etc. My foundation is supporting a pre-apprenticeship program in Baltimore City
Cool Footage ~ Tall Ship & Strong Men
Apropos of nothing, really. (Or maybe everything)?
Congratulations Ford & the Great State of Michigan
I just read that my old employer, The Ford Motor Company, has reversed their decision to build a $1.6 billion manufacturing plant in Mexico
This Old House, Generation Next to Benefit mikeroweWORKS
This Old House said, “Hey, let’s just give the money to mikeroweWORKS and let them handle it.”
Off The Wall: Honoring Justin
I was very sad to learn of your son’s illness, and deeply humbled that a man like Justin finds me “admirable.” Please assure him the feeling is mutual.
Fridays With Freddy: The Grinch
“Sorry Mike, but it’s not Friday without Freddy, and it’s not Christmas without The Grinch.”
Uncle Rob, The Real Santa Claus
I’m not sure how it happened, or when, but somewhere along the line, my Uncle Rob became The Real Santa Claus. Once upon a time, he made the wood stove that heated the house I grew up in. It weighed about a thousand pounds, and threw off heat like a cast-iron supernova. I sat on it once, and still have a funny mark on my butt where the melted denim stuck to me. My dad said I was lucky I didn’t “fuse the crack shut.” Indeed. It pleases me to know that The Real Santa Claus is a professional welder, Read More
Off The Wall: Giving vs. Receiving
Dear Mike, What’s your position on giving vs. receiving? I ask this, purely in the context of the season.