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Over the weekend, I stopped at both Costco Business Center and Sam's Club. From my perspective fewer people are wearing masks. Employees, for the most part, were masked at both stores. Most mandatory masking has ended in Minneapolis-St. Paul, but the number of Covid hospitalizations hasn't...

I'm only 5'7" and shrinking in height. For most of my adult life I weighed about 160 lbs. In my 20s, early 30s, I was able to keep my weight between 145 and 150 lbs. The weight gain started in my 40s and stabilized at 160 lbs. for a couple of decades. At age 60, I began ro gain about a pound...

As I wrote in another thread, the last of my blends is in the noodle presses. My blends are all very similar and I like them. I've been doing this for a long time. It was fun and interesting, but I have no desire to "tweak" blends I like. I smoked MacBarens Virginia #1 almost exclusively for...

I'm glad that works for you. For many, it's a roller coaster of why?

Hopefully, there are joyful memories along with the others.

I didn't get to the task until this morning, about a week later than I expected. The noodle presses are filled and cranked. I'll tighten them every day until next Monday, when the last of the roll cakes will be removed, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and labeled, bagged five roll cakes per...

Spielman and ownership, as of today, are blaming Zimmer for the team's lack of success during the prior seasons. Up until now, ownership, the Wilf family, had been quiet but now they're taking shots at Zimmer, as well. What a load of dookie! Spielman drafted, traded, and signed players. He put...

I usually take in a few games a year. I'm not beyond sleeping through a couple of innings. No more night games. The Twins stadium is in downtown Minneapolis and it's simply too dangerous to walk to your car after the game at night. It'll be interesting to see how attendance is effected. All the...

No longer retired! Good for Brady. I'd like to see him win a Super Bowl at age 50.

It hit 62 degrees today and as I drove past St. Thomas University, the young female co-eds, in full flowered radiance, were meandering and jogging about in attire that called for high 70s and 80s. These young women, all shapes, sizes, and colors, forced me to wish for one day of youth and a...

St. Paul, MN water is quite good for both smell and taste. (lowering my head) I often use bottled water for my morning coffee.

Years ago, Ikea had a very good close to a copy of the Eames chair, which I purchased. After a couple of years and some spills the bonded leather looked crappy and the veneer started to separate from the laminate. Thankfully, I retained my sales receipt and brought it in with photographs of the...

I found another source for $10.00.

Absolutely! I've made my coffee too many ways to count. At this moment, I really am liking the coffee I produce from a small 10 oz Bodum French Press. Most coffee aficionados would say my method makes little or no sense, but I like the product. I place four coarse grind coffee scoops in the...

In a combat situation, when you are a participant in actions and results, that when a peacetime civilian, you thought unimaginable, it is no wonder; none at all, that some service men and women carry those memories forever. Most are able to compartmentalize that time in their life, but for many...

It's back on sale for $30.00 again.

And that's how it was for me until very recently, when memories started to become frequent. I spoke with a friend who was in Vietnam mostly after me, but we did overlap a couple of months. He's having periodic flashbacks and increasing memory issues. We're four days apart in age.

When I was discharged from the Army in late September, 1969, ETSing directly out of Vietnam, there was no recognition of post traumatic stress disorder. I think it was in the early 70s, we first heard about PVSD, post Vietnam stress disorder. ETSing right out of Nam was a mistake for me because...

My older daughter and husband, eat in restaurants at least once a week and during the pandemic ordered carryout frequently. As BH did, they want their favorite places to remain in business.

I have one of the rare titanium ones. I tried to have it engraved with my initials, but it didn't turn out well. The jeweler, where I took it, asked me, "What the hell is this made of?"