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Remembering a Favorite Fourth, Looking Ahead 0 (0)

Many towns here in central Minnesota host fireworks displays on Independence Day, but not Sauk Centre. Fireworks and Family It’s not that the town disapproves of the Fourth of July, or fireworks, or loud noises: our big-deal midsummer celebration is … Continue reading

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A Vacation, Rain, Comic Books, and a Waterlogged Dad 5 (1)

I’ll have my oldest daughter tell most of this ‘family story’. That’s partly because this is shaping up to be a distracted week. The family was on one of our rare vacations. Our third-oldest daughter was old enough to remember … Continue reading

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Good Night, Boots 0 (0)

I’m not sure when those photos were taken. or who took them. My folks and I were living at 818 10th Street South in Moorhead, Minnesota, at the time; which puts the date at around 1970. Could have been earlier, … Continue reading

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A Road to Bemidji 0 (0)

Two tourists in Canada asked someone which city they were in. The man replied, “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”. One of the tourists said “oh! They don’t speak English here!” I haven’t heard that one in more than a half-century, there’s a lead-up … Continue reading

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Two Mice 0 (0)

Since I’m mostly doing something else this week, I’ll talk about two mice. I didn’t see either, but I did hear one; and that’s the one I’ll start with. The Resident Mouse and Me: Another San Francisco Memory I was … Continue reading

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