Well, that was a startling start to the morning. As I stumbled into the kitchen in my bare feet, I accidentally stepped on one of the cat’s tails and in a fraction of a second all of her feline genetic juices kicked in. Her ears instinctively went back tight to her head..she fell…
I always hated it when people would travel to warm places for their winter vacations and send back postcards of bronze women in bikinis dipping their toes in the tepid blue-green waters of a tropical ocean. Or of guys in short sleeve shirts and plaid Bermuda shorts playing January golf on a stunningly beautiful…
There have been a few changes in this beautiful town of Fountain Hills, Arizona in the year since we’ve been here. Oh, the air is still much purer than in the valley below and the community still doesn’t allow street lights so the stars shine gloriously bright in the night sky. The local residents,…
Whew! It was getting’ a little rough over there at that other blog; kinda personal too. Let’s try starting fresh here. I always expect a certain number of readers to get their undies in a bunch whenever I post something political but the one on Al Franken being certified winner of Minnesota’s tight U.S.Senate race…
“Saturday Night Live” will probably be remembered more for the catch phrases that came out of the show than the belly laughs it generated. Ie: “Never mind", "Isn’t that special," "I live in a van down by the river," "We just want to pump you up," "Yeah, that’s the ticket, " "Schhhwingg," I"’m getting…
Is it ever okay to tell a lie? I certainly hope so otherwise, Linda and I had better get fitted for asbestos underwear because we’ve been unloading some whoppers for the last several weeks. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, our desert daughter, Christy, couldn’t make it home for Christmas…
I’m not big on making resolutions. The times I have vowed to start doing something or stop doing something at the beginning of the New Year usually lead to self loathing by the first of February. So I simply choose not to set myself up for failure and disappointment. Instead of New…
In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, “Well, there you go again.” After an 0-2 start to the season, I had no illusions that the Minnesota Vikings would have the power to suck me back into the fold, especially with that Jackson guy as quarterback. But little rays of hope did return when he was pulled…
When John Gruseth first stepped off the ship’s gangway onto solid ground once again he still had his sea legs and felt a bit wobbly. It had been a long rough voyage across the Atlantic in late December and he was mighty glad to be standing here at Trondheim Harbor on Christmas Eve day 1906. As he…
If you’re allergic to corn, or are diabetic, stop reading now!It’s about to get awfully corny and sugary sweet around here. As I close in on my 62nd Christmas, I got to thinking about which ones have been the most memorable. The first Christmas I have any recollection of at all was in 1949 when…