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I have had allergies come and go, only to be replaced by a new one. The first one I had showed up in my preteen years and it was a blessing for a little boy. I was allergic to dish soap.I've never bothered to tell anyone that allergy has passed on (long ago). Then, as a young man, I seemed to be ...

Timmothy's cartoon has me asking: What is one of the most simple pleasures in my life? Nothing meets the same criteria that Titus experiences with grass but I do find great joy in being out in the sun on a summers day.The problem with that simple pleasure is that it's made me get well acquainted ...

Timmothy's cartoon above is ripped from the headlines of our local news over the past month. In Williston ND (a city on the Western edge of the State) a measles outbreak came about from a ND traveler who picked it up while on vacation.The outbreak was alarming and I believe in the end about 30 pe...

YES! The State Fair starts this Friday.While there are absolutely no headliners I want to see you can bet I will be there for a day or maybe even two.The North Dakota State Fair is the largest event in the State of North Dakota, drawing people not only from North Dakota but often world wide.I no ...

Over the last two years this seems to be a regular occurrence making going outside very unhealthy at times. We have such short summers it really is disappointing when we are advised to stay inside for our health's safety sake.With nearly 10 million acres ablaze it's no wonder it's smoky and the J...

Of course pets never bath themselves and likewise homes never clean themselves. In the process of moving the last thing the home owner does is clean their now empty home... at least they should clean the empty house before the new owners move in.I've never seen a mess quite like the one above but...

Last week I enjoyed the discussion involving guns and deadly force. I especially enjoyed reading an older post by Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate (with well over 100 comments) and I enjoyed Candice A. Donofrio remark that she was thinking about getting a Byrna non-lethel  weapon. I had been thin...

Joe is a month off and the guinea pigs are glad to correct him. May the 4th is big in our home because my sifi loving daughter was born on May 4th.That being said the 4th of July is also very big in our home. Each one of us know the constitution well and hold it close to our hearts. It saddens us...

I know how Philemon feels. I feel the same way when Carol brings home some large steaks and tells me we can cut them up and share them. Of course the old saying "My eyes were bigger than my stomach" comes into play as I'd never be able to eat some of the cuts of meat she brings home.When a person...

I have fond memories of playing hide and seek along with other outdoor games with the other neighborhood kids. Thinking back about 60 years I can still see the faces of Carol, Alan, Gary, Johnny and about four others. What happy carefree times those were. Back in 1960 I am not sure how much thoug...