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Tag Archives: north dakota
A Last Trip to the Grandfatherland
This is just a mile outside of the hamlet of Lignite, North Dakota. It was my mother’s hometown and where her parents spent most of their lives. I had two aunts with good sized families in this town as well … Continue reading
Welcome to the Golden Years
Last weekend I reached the beginning of my supposed golden years. We celebrated by going to the Twin Cities. Carjo and I crammed a lot into those four days and it was a breathless run. Thursday night we went to … Continue reading
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Tagged growing old, minnesota twins, north dakota, red state nightmare, Summit beer, Surly Furious
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RIP Roy Clark
It’s a bit odd that I pay my respects to a country artist but me and Roy go back quite far. You might say we have a history. There was a time when rural TV stations would run the … Continue reading
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Tagged grandparents, Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk, north dakota, Roy Clark
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I’m Glaring at Your Red Rockets
The Fourth of July is always nerve-wracking for our dogs. Merry, the chihuahua, is tremulous by design. She is so frightened of thunderstorms that she reacts to changes in barometric pressure or a few raindrops. Pippin, a Corgi/Pomeranian cross, is … Continue reading
Objects May Be Larger Than They Appear
Add another item to the list of wildlife that has returned to North Dakota. Yup, the Wapiti have returned. I’m now driving bus MWF mornings so we can take some miles off another driver’s route. He was booking over 80 … Continue reading
A Short Climb Up a Sandstone Peak
A dear friend of ours from the Twin Cities visited us this weekend. She was on her way to Seattle via the Amtrak legend The Empire Builder. Because she’s never seen this part of the world Carjo insisted we make … Continue reading
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Tagged Badlands, exercise, north dakota, recovery, spiritual renewal, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Sun Dogs and Homesteaders
The above is what we call “sun dogs”. The phrase goes back to at least the sixteenth century and it’s used to describe a halo that appears 20 degrees off the sun. We tend to see them on clear days … Continue reading
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Tagged empowerment, feminism, homesteading, NDSU, north dakota, North Dakota weather, sun dogs, winter
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A Previous History of Disorganization
I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat. – Will Rogers Last week Warren Beatty’s Reds was on Turner Classic Movies. I don’t think I’ve seen it since the 80s. I do remember seeing it in … Continue reading
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Tagged Farmers Union, George McGovern, Monty Python, north dakota, politics, Ralph Nader, Republicans, West Wing, Will Rogers
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Moving Towards Respectability
The beer fridge has been in a serious state of decline this last year. There’s been far too many weeks where there was nothing other than Coke Zero in that fridge. Money has been an issue and a lack of … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Bells, Fargo Brewing Co., microbrews, north dakota, Surly, Surly Furious
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