The year 2022 is coming to a close. “Father Time” is a theme for many cartoonists at the New Year. In 1966, my mother’s mother, Grandma Laura, gave me three old pocket watches. One had belonged to her father, Fredrick Anderson. It is a Waltham watch, silver with a gold stag inlayed on the back. […]
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Comments Off on December 30, 2022 Two days until Christmas. I have all of my shopping done and now I simply have to pace myself on the cookies and candy. Children love Christmas, as well they should. As with most families, some years, Christmas gifts were easy to come by and some years the budget would not allow for much. The […]
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Comments Off on December 23, 2022 This true store was first told by Gary Gilson. Gary is a Twin Cities writing coach who teaches journalism at Colorado College. He can be reached at www.writebetterwithgary.com “I knew a New Yorker named Phil who worked in Manhattan’s Diamond District, along 47th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. He traveled to and from work […]
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Comments Off on December 16, 2022 Christmas is only two weeks from Sunday. I think that I have it covered, but I still have a couple of gifts to buy. I used to wait until Christmas Eve, but I have improved in that regard. I trust that your plans are all coming together. In 1958 I was the youngest member of […]
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Comments Off on December 9, 2022 It looks like the ice on the pond is not going to be very safe for a while. Do not go out there unless you are with a buddy and be sure to check the ice often. When I was a wild youth in Upsala, we used to drag race our cars across the ice […]
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