Jo Daviess County, Pavarotti, My Xterra and Me

It was a balmy late September morning, not conducive for getting right to work after coffee in town with my congenial buddies.                 And so, my Xterra and I ignored the West Guilford turnoff to home and work. Feeling self-indulgent, I drove on. It was not the first time I’d given in to that temptation. …