My puppy in a bag was nosing around at Olive Garden tonight in Maple Grove before we went to see the Glenn Beck simulcast.

I have this decorative mailbox on my front porch, the blue birds really like it for their nest. In fact, the wrens like it too. This nest included 4 blue eggs and 1 white spotted egg. When I saw the spotted egg I thought hmmmm, that’s odd. Then I asked a […]

I have this interesting barn that I look at from my back deck. There’s usually 3 horses in the pasture next to my house but the neighbor must have removed the other 2 stallions since the mare must be in heat. All 3 of the horses usually come to the fence if I’m […]

Have you ever done something so abjectly stupid you wanted to slap the back of your own head! That’s what I did yesterday.
My laptop has been crashing on me regularly for the last 3 months. I’ve reformatted the drive twice now. Once on the phone with the bleepin’ Compac/HP help desk and another time a […]

This is prose written by my godson/nephew for Christmas.
An Ode to Family
One may have luck, wealth, fame or fortune, but no family
Another may envy that man, perhaps even try more to be like him.
I think, though, I would pity such a man, for without family one is hollow, like a seashell;
washed by the ocean and […]

I made it to Minnesota and I can honestly say it’s amazing I made it without injury. Nothing like driving for 7 hours in 40 mph wind gusts and snow. The whole trip took a bit over 16 hours. Then I think my windshield washer fluid froze! Just getting out of […]

I didn’t know Mr. Freedom all that well but I’d met and spoken with him a couple of times. I knew his better half who is mourning her loss today in a state of shock.

Mr. Freedom worked diligently for motocyclist’s in Tennessee and was a strong supporter of Fred Thompson’s bid for […]

This time I’m heading to MinneSOTA. My godson/nephew has his Eagle Scout ceremony on Sunday. I’m so darn proud of this kid. Days before his 10th Birthday he was in a 4 wheeler accident, he came out of it with assorted internal injuries plus a traumatic brain injury. The following 6 […]

Today I’m traveling to Kingsport, Tn (NE Tennessee) for the weekend. We’re going to the Tn Federation of Republican Women (TFRW) Convention, it’s a biennial event. The delegates for the convention elect the TFRW President for the next 2 years. Should be a good time especially with the group of women I’m […]

Just a note to those who probably won’t care, I’ll be puddle jumping it to Upstate NY on Friday.  I doubt you’ll hear a peep from me.  Maybe not for the whole weekend!  Although, I will have access at the motel but I think I’ll be busy most of the time.  

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Walking and shooting at the same time…….not as easy as it sounds. But it sure is fun. I was surprised this time, only whiffed the target twice out of 24 shots. Even hit the center with a couple. It was a fabulous fall morning in Tennessee.

One of the downsides to taking […]

I’ve been having some fun the last couple days. My operating system was corrupted, so oh goody, I had to start all over. Even having a backup still means alot of work. I finally got to reinstalling my blog posting software ( ScribeFire). There’s still more to go like my Sharpreader […]

At the American Cancer Society Celebrity Charity Shoot today we had an opportunity to shoot the Barrett 416 Sniper Rifle.  It was like a whoosh feeling.  Beyond a rush….

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I’ll be at the American Cancer Society Celebrity Charity Shoot today.

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Seriously, it’s cold here.  The last few nights the temp has been in the 50’s and today the high here is 60 with rain.  Of course, I brought no warm clothing cause I figured it was SUMMER!  Monday I am going to have to drive from the refrigerator into the sauna.  Last I heard was […]

Took this picture from my parents wall today (left to right/oldest to youngest).

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I’m in the land of 10,000 lakes.  I drove from Tennessee to western Minnesota today.  It was so much fun, that traffic crawl around Rockford, IL was a true joy for 45 minutes.  Hit the Twin Cities at rush hour but breezed through on the beltway (I694) and thought wow, this is amazing.  Then I […]

There are many different types of volunteerism.  My Mother used to volunteer as a Hospice worker.  She knew her patients were going to die yet there she was year after year supporting, aiding and giving of herself freely to a patient with an unknown length of time left to live.  I didn’t know how she […]

I know I haven’t been posting alot recently.  The house situation has eaten up most of my available time.  In fact, finishing the remodel has been pretty much my only focus.  Between that, my satellite connection being unreliable and a few personal issues I am having a motivation problem here. 
But there is a light […]

I’ve been going through withdrawal for the last 2 days. Not only did I have family in town but I lost my internet connection since Friday afternoon. Luckily with family here we were busy and gone most of the time but I couldn’t even check email. I finally made it to the […]

I had previously mentioned I’m remodeling my house.  I had hoped to be done by the end of June but of course that probably won’t happen.  I had a pesky leak in a bedroom window that took a series of elimination fixes to finally (yay!) solve the puzzle of the leak. 
My bathrooms have been […]

This is really cool!
Web site releases more than 90 million names from war records, including 2,000 who died in Iraq
For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers’ eyes to what their […]

I’m in the middle of fixing up my house.  It’s not really a remodel, I’m painting almost everything, ripped out all the carpeting and replacing 2 doors.  Anyway….
I had already spent 2 hours at Lowes selecting the doors.  During this selection I was looking at the system Lowes uses for their ordering and quoting process.  […]

I have decided there is a special place in hell for people who wallpaper their walls!!!!!
Yes,
I have just spent the day steaming wallpaper from the walls of a (ONE)
bathroom.  It should have taken me about 4 hrs and took me 8!  Thought
I could get both bathrooms done today.  Nope.  No need to lift any weights
today.  […]

Well, I’m once again having satellite connection issues. Started yesterday so things could clear any time now. I’m hoping. But then I’ve been busy with home improvement projects so not having internet does have it’s benefits. No temptation.
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