Ok, I seldom read the star tribune these days, but I saw the recent article that the music director/conductor of the MN Orchestra has sent a letter to the Orchestra mgmt board threatening to resign, unless the lockout ends “soon”. Good for him, and I wish he had written it sooner. However, I was VERY […]
Pseudo Stepson Ryan – Antics
Gold Trail – went door to door, raising money supposedly for DARE – cops drop by. Dover – stole bicycle, cops came to the door. Dover – stole golf cart, lied for 7-8 months saying his friend gave it to him, neighbor on next street over complains he’s riding it on people’s front lawns, cops […]
ToastMasters First Speech Revisited (Final Version)
I gave my first ToastMasters Speech yesterday. Here is the text of the speech – clocked at a few seconds under five minutes. Mr. Toastmaster, Fellow Toasties/Toasters: I spent my first 5 yrs out of high school, going to college, with the end result being NOT a college degree, but rather flunking or withdrawing from […]
Recent events of pseudo-stepson Ryan
You may remember: The companion’s oldest (26 in Aug) son finally moved out of the house about a yr and a half ago, moving out-of-state, to Colorado, with a friend, “to work” (since he wasn’t able to find/get a job here for more than 2-1/2 years while living with us). At the time, we thought […]
RE: Boston Bombings on April 16, 2013
I am agnostic, I was brought up Baptist from age 4-5 to age 18-20. I still do not know whether God exists or not. HOWEVER, ever since 9/11 (and maybe before that event), I have strongly believed for many, many years, there is true EVIL in this world AND that there is a Satan. If […]
