Monthly Archives: December 2024

Freezing Fog, Mass, Mary: and Me 0 (0)

As I said Saturday, getting to Mass is a big deal for me. I stayed in all day Sunday, and probably will do the same today. That’s doubly frustrating, since Sunday morning Mass is one of the two times I … Continue reading

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Christmas: Family, Lights, and a Little Weirdness 0 (0)

This week I started writing about a holiday visit from family up in North Dakota. By Friday afternoon I was looking at depression and a prayer: Good Times, Good Visit I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this Christmas season. Number-two daughter, son-in-law, … Continue reading

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Damp Farmland, an Accident, and Accepting Good News 0 (0)

My father told me that a few generations back, his forebears got stuck with farmland near Lake Michigan. It wasn’t a marsh, but it wasn’t particularly good for growing crops, either. They found someone who’d buy the place and moved … Continue reading

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Winter Storm in Progress: Snow for Christmas? 0 (0)

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect. It’s not just for Sauk Centre, Minnesota, although we’re pretty close to the center of today’s banana-shaped weather event. I gather that we’ve already gotten most of the snow we’re going to get … Continue reading

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My Wife and I: A Fragrant Memory 0 (0)

My wife and I met while we were Computer Science students at MSU. I don’t remember if MSU was Minnesota State University Moorhead by that time, or Moorhead State University. Either way, it was Moorhead State to me: the place … Continue reading

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