Category Archives: Series

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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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A Tale of Two Customers 0 (0)

It’s two tales and two customers, actually. But that title was too cool to pass up. Anyway, I worked at a place called Pellegrini Refrigeration for most of the time I spent in San Francisco.1 Part of my job was … Continue reading

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