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Category Archives: BlogOff
Weeds
14 CommentsTake a good look at the photo to the right. What do you see? Most of us see a dandelion, a vile weed that should be ripped up, poisoned and killed, stomped out and cursed at. And I did too … Continue reading
Fannie and her big blue car
15 CommentsWe had just moved into the big house on Van Buren Ave. in St. Paul in 1968. There were only four of us kids then, my two younger sisters were still babies. My mom didn’t know anyone in the neighborhood … Continue reading
A Carpenter ear worm
7 CommentsThis weekend’s ear worm is Karen Carpenter’s version of Rainbow Connection, specifically this verse: Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morning star? Somebody thought of that and someone believed it, and look what … Continue reading
Je ne parle pas français
8 CommentsI’ve only met my maternal grandmother twice in my life. The second time was when we visited them in Maine for their fiftieth wedding anniversary. She died two days later. My grandfather died less than a year after that. This … Continue reading
Anxious or excited?
13 CommentsYesterday, I took both Charlie and Sallie to the vet for some routine check up stuff, including getting their license, a shot each and heart worm testing. Charlie is the German Shepherd and Sallie is the lab mix. While they … Continue reading
A monkey with a loaded gun does not make him a marksman
9 CommentsI wrote four drafts of this #letsblogoff and scrapped every one. I don’t think the world needs another diatribe about how we are all getting stuff for free and think we are owed full service. I’ll let others do that. … Continue reading