Monthly Archives: August 2015

Teachable Moments

The calendar tells me there are still 4 more weeks of summer.  Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” is still playing in my head.  The mercury in the little glass tube still says “summer”.  County fairs are still in full swing all … Continue reading

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I Love a Fair!

Growing up in a mostly urban setting, I never experienced county fairs.  Our family made a few trips to Minnesota to visit our family homestead where I was able to see real farm animals that I had only seen pictures … Continue reading

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My Midlife Non-Crisis

Sometimes, things happen that make a person step back and take a mental inventory.  In his song “Changes”, David Bowie sings “Oh look out you Rock n’ rollers, pretty soon now you’re gonna get older, time may change me but … Continue reading

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Dog Days

We’re in the “Dog Days of Summer”.  The scorching, humid days and sultry, sleepless nights are upon us.  Sirius, “The Dog Star” (Brightest star in our night sky. -1.46 magnitude, part of the constellation Canis Major or “The Greater Dog”), … Continue reading

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