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MN is the seventh happiest state

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Knock, knock. Who’s there? The doorbell repairman. Driving by Bruce's drive I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. When I was a small boy, the older kids played hide-and-seek. I begged them...

Writing is a form of therapy

As I have said several times, writing is therapy. After sharing with you how I felt back in Colombia, that last column helped me to put my ideas in the right place and in a way that relieved my feelings. These days I feel more comfortable, somehow we have been able to rest more, and we have...

Like water, faith is refreshing

I forgot to drink water this weekend. I didn’t spend much time outside, so I didn’t think it would bother me a whole lot. I stayed in the shade for the most part when I was outside, but I kept forgetting to drink water. Then I reached for the bottle that had been sitting in my motorcycle...

A new form of creative writing

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had to see a veterinarian about my nose. Why a veterinarian? Nose hares. Driving by Bruce's drive I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. I went to town and back, 4 miles each way, without my...

A list of things not to do this summer

Boats are on the water, fishermen and outdoorsmen are now all smiles after our long winter. I’ve gotten my boat out of storage and paid a visit to South Side Marine. They do a wonderful job preparing the boat for launch. The motor has been checked, tires on the trailer lubed, batteries charged,...

Goose gone wild

Winter high school sports are now behind us and all of the tournament results are in the books. I really enjoyed watching numerous games being televised from late morning into late evening. Many nights I went to bed with my peepers totally burned out. Watching the boys’ state hockey tournament...

True meaning behind Easter

Easter is just around the corner and the Easter Bunny is busy filling baskets full of eggs and candy preparing his annual visit to all of the young children. Moms and dads, grandpas and grandmas are busy shopping for groceries and getting ready for the big family Easter meal. I have so many...

Bacon doesn’t motivate students either

I’ve heard it said that it is important to do something that doesn’t involve dogs every once in a while so one can be reminded why one never does things that don’t involve dogs. For myself and, I’m guessing, a majority of folks in the US, this “occasional something" would be going to work. The...

A different kind of Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday was more than a little different this year. We faced blizzard conditions, school was cancelled, and our normal patterns for life were disrupted. We wanted last week to be different than what it was, but we were left in our homes to deal with our humanity. What is the purpose of...

Times are not so different

In 2008, film director Danny Boyle showed the world a fantastic movie (Slumdog Millionaire) about a teenager in the Indian city of Bombay who goes on his country's famous TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The movie goes back and forth between every question the main character (Dev Patel) is...