Gosh, I remember going thru this routine (on a road that had a stop sign at the top of a hill) after buying my first used stick shift and trying to get it home, with my brother in his car, behind me. Car was a ’76 VW Rabbit. Really, really loved that car. Learning […]
Random thoughts
Am I the only one that used to “rush” to the mail box each (and every) day, after coming home from work? Am I the only one that would “rush” to the curb side on Sunday mornings, to get the newspaper so we can read the news and go thru the advertisements? Sometime, around ten […]
Modelrailroading video
Kind of a longish (30 mins) video, but well worth it, in terms of seeing what can be done with model railroading. The first minute or two of the video doesn’t really do it justice – need to be a bit patient with the videographer, until he actually zooms in on the details, for example, […]
Grad ceremony and Senator Amy Klobuchar
I neglected to mention yesterday that US Senator Amy Klobuchar was the commencement address speaker. Senator Klobuchar gave a pretty awesome speech, sharing with the grads a short version of her life story of simple beginnings (grandfather was an Iron Range miner, parents were a newspaper writer/columnist, and a elementary school teacher), and her starting […]
Whining and the dry cleaners
I consciously make a huge effort not to be a whiner or complainer, but who the heck trained “the new guy” at the dry cleaners to press slacks on the seam, instead of on the crease?? They look pretty awful. [yes, I know I can probably take them back in to have them redone…not the […]
