My cousin Tom would have been 78 years old today. He was not a “Norwegian Bachelor Farmer”, he was a “Norwegian Bachelor House Painter”. When I lived in Upsala, I owned a house that was built in 1892 as the Swedish Mission Church parsonage. Most of the siding is original cedar and if you keep […]
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Comments Off on February 27, 2025 You just need to find your authentic swing!” Advice from Bagger Vance, a character in the movie “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, released in 2000 and directed by Robert Redford. Doing well at the game of golf is akin to doing well at the game of life. I am here doing what I do, loving […]
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Comments Off on February 21, 2025 It has been a very cold couple of weeks and I for one am growing weary of it all. The days are getting longer, but I have not heard any Cardinals singing their songs looking for love. Today is Saint Valentine’s Day, “An annual holiday celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.” (Wikipedia) The holiday […]
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Comments Off on February 14, 2025 February 3, 1959, will forever be known as “The Day the Music Died.” Rock and roll pioneers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” (J.P Richardson), were killed when their plane, headed for Moorhead, Minnesota, crashed into a frozen cornfield near Clear Lake, Iowa, just six miles from take-off. Holly chartered the flight after […]
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