In 1976 I gave up Old Grand Dad 80 proof for Lent. I gutted it out and in April of 1977 I went on a retreat at the Cenacle Retreat House in Wayzata, Minnesota. Sister Ten-Tie Saniel presented “Effective Living” a seminar based on John Boyle’s “Omega Seminar”. I learned the following affirmations. Affirmations are […]
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Comments Off on December 29, 2023 In 1976 I gave up Old Grand Dad 80 proof for Lent. I gutted it out and in April of 1977 I went on a retreat at the Cenacle Retreat House in Wayzata, Minnesota. Sister Ten-Tie Saniel presented “Effective Living” a seminar based on John Boyle’s “Omega Seminar”. I learned the following affirmations. Affirmations are […]
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Comments Off on December 29, 2023 Three days until Christmas. I have 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 Christmas of […]
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Comments Off on December 22, 2023 In December of 1984 I was employed at Dayton’s Commercial Interiors in downtown Minneapolis. I was sleeping on my dad’s couch in St. Paul during the week. My family was still living in the home that we had built on Cedar Lake west of Upsala. My daughter Kerry was 16 years old and her art teacher […]
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Comments Off on December 15, 2023 In 2000, I purchased a house from the estate of my mother-in-law Irene Rudie. I bought the house “lock, stock and barrel”. One of the many treasures that I found was a diary that Irene had started on March 1, 1927. Once I started reading it, it was hard to put down. She started the […]
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Comments Off on December 8, 2023 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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