Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wolves
I have had wolves in my yard during the night. Any given night you can hear them howling. Many areas such as the Clearbrook area have had 20 wolves relocated as they had over populated the area. Friends of mine hunt that area and saw many wolves 2 years ago, but when they hunted this year that is all they saw. No deer. Now the State of Minnesota is proposing that trappers can have a go at them. They will issue 400 license at $50 a piece. People like Tim Ewert who I grew up with in my neighborhood is excited to finally get a chance to trap one. "I am 61 years old now, so I've waited 50 years for this," He said at a town hall meeting recently. Dan Stark, a large carnivore specialist with the Department of Natural Resources spoke at that meeting. The meetings agenda was to get input to set the regulations. Some people thought it was one to decide whether or not to trap. Those people were not happy. Farmers, ranchers, and trappers were in general agreement with the procedings. Watch for this as it develops. It is interesting as things go full circle.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tribute to my brother
My brother finally is at peace. He passed away on Monday due to a high sugar spike which caused a seizure. The professionals at Nielsen Place did all they could to recessatate him but to no avail. I spent all night thinking of just what did my brother mean to me.
At first I was his legs. When we moved from Nymore to our country home Dave had broken his leg and had to spend the summer in traction. I would go all over the farm and come back and report what it was like. I loved that new freedom which we experienced at our new home.
He was my protector. When I started school at Riverside he was already in second grade. Every time that I got in trouble I would run to him to protect me. That continued until he graduated from eight grade and went into Bemidji to finish his education.
He was my brain. When I got into trouble with math or science he was always there to help me. Even when I had to stay up until midnight when he finally got home. He always helped me. He had a double major in math and science when he graduated from Bemidji State College. It is now a university.
He was my hero. Upon graduating from college he enlisted in the army. He then was tested and was off to officer training school in Maryland. He retire a Colonel 24 years ago. He is one of the reasons that I am a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. I feel the need to support troops especially the Vietnam Vets whom our country treated so poorly.
I smile now when I think of his story telling abilities. He could take a short story and make it so long that you forgot just what was the point. I remember telling him once that I was a type A personality and could he just get on with the story. He said if you are a type A then I am a type Z. Yes, I said you do put us all to sleep. We laughed over that.
Dave had a long laundry list of physical problems in the last several years of his life. He was diabetic, had high blood pressure, he was confined to a wheel chair, and he had ulcerous sores on the bottom of his feet just to name a few. He asked me when he went on dialysis if I would be the one to take him. I gladly said yes. Again I was his legs. He went three times a week for almost 8 months. We spent a lot of time during those trips reminencing. The morning of his death I took him to dialysis. It was just as normal as could be. He talked about his weekend. When I brought him back to Nielsen Place for lunch he thanked me for what I was doing for him. He said he knew it was a real committment. I said that I would see him on Wednesday. Now he is gone. I loved him and will miss him greatly. Free at last, free at last.
At first I was his legs. When we moved from Nymore to our country home Dave had broken his leg and had to spend the summer in traction. I would go all over the farm and come back and report what it was like. I loved that new freedom which we experienced at our new home.
He was my protector. When I started school at Riverside he was already in second grade. Every time that I got in trouble I would run to him to protect me. That continued until he graduated from eight grade and went into Bemidji to finish his education.
He was my brain. When I got into trouble with math or science he was always there to help me. Even when I had to stay up until midnight when he finally got home. He always helped me. He had a double major in math and science when he graduated from Bemidji State College. It is now a university.
He was my hero. Upon graduating from college he enlisted in the army. He then was tested and was off to officer training school in Maryland. He retire a Colonel 24 years ago. He is one of the reasons that I am a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. I feel the need to support troops especially the Vietnam Vets whom our country treated so poorly.
I smile now when I think of his story telling abilities. He could take a short story and make it so long that you forgot just what was the point. I remember telling him once that I was a type A personality and could he just get on with the story. He said if you are a type A then I am a type Z. Yes, I said you do put us all to sleep. We laughed over that.
Dave had a long laundry list of physical problems in the last several years of his life. He was diabetic, had high blood pressure, he was confined to a wheel chair, and he had ulcerous sores on the bottom of his feet just to name a few. He asked me when he went on dialysis if I would be the one to take him. I gladly said yes. Again I was his legs. He went three times a week for almost 8 months. We spent a lot of time during those trips reminencing. The morning of his death I took him to dialysis. It was just as normal as could be. He talked about his weekend. When I brought him back to Nielsen Place for lunch he thanked me for what I was doing for him. He said he knew it was a real committment. I said that I would see him on Wednesday. Now he is gone. I loved him and will miss him greatly. Free at last, free at last.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Irena Sendler
Look at this lady - Let us never forget!
The world hasn't just become wicked...it's always been wicked.
The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving.
Irena Sendler died 12 May 2008 (aged 98) in Warsaw, Poland.
During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a
plumbing/sewer specialist.
She had an 'ulterior motive'.
She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German).
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she
carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids).
She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi
soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking
covered the kids/infants noises.
During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500
kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her
severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept
them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.
After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and
reunited the family. Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.
She was not selected.
President Obama won one year before becoming President for his work as a
community organizer for ACORN and Al Gore won also --- for a slide show on Global Warming.
In MEMORIAL - 63 YEARS LATER
It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended.
An e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated!
Now, more than ever, with Iran, and others, claiming the HOLOCAUST to be 'a
myth'.
It's imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are
others who would like to do it again.
The world hasn't just become wicked...it's always been wicked.
The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving.
Irena Sendler died 12 May 2008 (aged 98) in Warsaw, Poland.
During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a
plumbing/sewer specialist.
She had an 'ulterior motive'.
She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German).
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she
carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids).
She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi
soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking
covered the kids/infants noises.
During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500
kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her
severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept
them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.
After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and
reunited the family. Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.
She was not selected.
President Obama won one year before becoming President for his work as a
community organizer for ACORN and Al Gore won also --- for a slide show on Global Warming.
In MEMORIAL - 63 YEARS LATER
It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended.
An e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated!
Now, more than ever, with Iran, and others, claiming the HOLOCAUST to be 'a
myth'.
It's imperative to make sure the world never forgets, because there are
others who would like to do it again.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Frustrated husband married to a quilter
She learned to qult on Monday.
Her stitches were very fine.
She forgot to thaw out dinner,
So we went out to dine.
She quilted minatures on Tuesday,
She says they are a must.
They really were quite lovely,
But she forgot to dust.
On wednesday it was a sampler.
She said that stippling is fun.
What highlights! What shawdows!
But the laundry wasn't done.
Her patches were on Thursday
Green, yellow, blue and red.
I guessed she was really engrossed
She never made the bed.
It was wall hangings on Friday
In colors she adores.
It never bothered her at all
The crumbs on all the floors.
I found a maid on Saturday.
My week is now complete.
My wife can quilt the hours away;
The house will still be neat.
Well, it's already Sunday
I think I'm about to wilt.
I cursed, I raved, I ranted,
the maid has learned to quilt!
Her stitches were very fine.
She forgot to thaw out dinner,
So we went out to dine.
She quilted minatures on Tuesday,
She says they are a must.
They really were quite lovely,
But she forgot to dust.
On wednesday it was a sampler.
She said that stippling is fun.
What highlights! What shawdows!
But the laundry wasn't done.
Her patches were on Thursday
Green, yellow, blue and red.
I guessed she was really engrossed
She never made the bed.
It was wall hangings on Friday
In colors she adores.
It never bothered her at all
The crumbs on all the floors.
I found a maid on Saturday.
My week is now complete.
My wife can quilt the hours away;
The house will still be neat.
Well, it's already Sunday
I think I'm about to wilt.
I cursed, I raved, I ranted,
the maid has learned to quilt!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
I quilt therefore I am
I cancelled out the paper.
I stopped the milkman too.
I fired my trusty gardener
May own hair now I do.
The only thing I buy now
Each time the eagle flies.
Are the neccessary groceries
And a ton of Quilt supplies!
I stopped the milkman too.
I fired my trusty gardener
May own hair now I do.
The only thing I buy now
Each time the eagle flies.
Are the neccessary groceries
And a ton of Quilt supplies!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Happy 100th
When discussing the twentieth century, we often compare and contrast life from the year 1900 to the year 2000. We all realize that in the year 1900, people didn't have cars, couldn't fly in airplanes, and didn't have microwaves. Yet, there is another item that those in the year 1900 did not have and those in the year 2000 took for granted - Oreo cookies.
Most of us have grown up with Oreo cookies. There are photos of us with chocolaty remnants smeared across our faces. They've caused great disputes as to the best way to eat them - dunking them in milk or twisting off one side and eating the middle first. Besides eating them plain, there are recipes galore on how to use Oreos in cakes, milkshakes, and additional desserts. Oreos had become part of twentieth century culture.
Though most of us have spent a lifetime cherishing Oreo cookies, did you know that since their introduction in 1912, the Oreo cookie has become the best selling cookie in the U.S.?
In 1898, several baking companies merged to form the National Biscuit Company (NaBisCo), the maker of Oreo cookies. By 1902, Nabisco created Barnum's Animal cookies and made them famous by selling them in a little box designed like a cage with a string attached (to hang on Christmas trees). I wrote about them in a previous blog. In 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie - two chocolate disks with a creme filling in between. The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today, with only a slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks.
The shape and design of the Oreo cookie didn't change much until Nabisco began selling various versions of the cookie. In 1975, Nabisco released their DOUBLE STUF Oreos. Nabisco continued to create variations:1987 -- Fudge covered Oreos introduced, 1991 -- Halloween Oreos introduced and in 1995 -- Christmas Oreos were introduced.
So how did the Oreo get its name? The people at Nabisco aren't quite sure. Some believe that the cookie's name was taken from the French word for gold, "or" (the main color on early Oreo packages). Others claim the name stemmed from the shape of a hill-shaped test version; thus naming the cookie in Greek for mountain, "oreo." Still others believe the name is a combination of taking the "re" from "cream" and placing it between the two "o"s in "chocolate" - making "o-re-o." And still others believe that the cookie was named Oreo because it was short and easy to pronounce. That is a big piece of pop culture history lost. No matter how it got named, over 362 billion Oreo cookies have been sold since it was first introduced in 1912, making it the best selling cookie of the 20th century.
Most of us have grown up with Oreo cookies. There are photos of us with chocolaty remnants smeared across our faces. They've caused great disputes as to the best way to eat them - dunking them in milk or twisting off one side and eating the middle first. Besides eating them plain, there are recipes galore on how to use Oreos in cakes, milkshakes, and additional desserts. Oreos had become part of twentieth century culture.
Though most of us have spent a lifetime cherishing Oreo cookies, did you know that since their introduction in 1912, the Oreo cookie has become the best selling cookie in the U.S.?
In 1898, several baking companies merged to form the National Biscuit Company (NaBisCo), the maker of Oreo cookies. By 1902, Nabisco created Barnum's Animal cookies and made them famous by selling them in a little box designed like a cage with a string attached (to hang on Christmas trees). I wrote about them in a previous blog. In 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie - two chocolate disks with a creme filling in between. The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today, with only a slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks.
The shape and design of the Oreo cookie didn't change much until Nabisco began selling various versions of the cookie. In 1975, Nabisco released their DOUBLE STUF Oreos. Nabisco continued to create variations:1987 -- Fudge covered Oreos introduced, 1991 -- Halloween Oreos introduced and in 1995 -- Christmas Oreos were introduced.
So how did the Oreo get its name? The people at Nabisco aren't quite sure. Some believe that the cookie's name was taken from the French word for gold, "or" (the main color on early Oreo packages). Others claim the name stemmed from the shape of a hill-shaped test version; thus naming the cookie in Greek for mountain, "oreo." Still others believe the name is a combination of taking the "re" from "cream" and placing it between the two "o"s in "chocolate" - making "o-re-o." And still others believe that the cookie was named Oreo because it was short and easy to pronounce. That is a big piece of pop culture history lost. No matter how it got named, over 362 billion Oreo cookies have been sold since it was first introduced in 1912, making it the best selling cookie of the 20th century.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Scams
This is the era of the scam. Thoughout history there has always been scams. People trying to make a quick buck. But in our busy world when encountering the scam artisit we don't even think. Below is the latest opportunity to be scammed. I verified this through Truthorfiction.com and it is true.
Jury Duty
The caller claims to be a Jury Duty Coordinator. If you protest that you
never received a summons for jury duty, the Scammer asks you for your
Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the
information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this
information and bingo, your identity was just stolen..
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Ohio,
Illinois, Colorado, AZ and more. This (swindle) is particularly insidious
because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into
giving information by pretending they are with the court system.
The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on
their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
Jury Duty
The caller claims to be a Jury Duty Coordinator. If you protest that you
never received a summons for jury duty, the Scammer asks you for your
Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the
information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this
information and bingo, your identity was just stolen..
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Ohio,
Illinois, Colorado, AZ and more. This (swindle) is particularly insidious
because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into
giving information by pretending they are with the court system.
The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on
their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
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