A leading = newspapers addressed the following question to many notable persons In = Great Britain:   "What in = your opinion is the chief danger, social or political, that confronts = the coming century?"   Here is one of = the responses:   "In = answer to your enquiry,…

I live in = Watertown, Wisconsin. The next city east toward Milwaukee is = Oconomowoc.  Was told of a couple of tourists from Minnesota who = argued about the pronunciation of the town’s = name.   They fussed = back and forth until they stopped for lunch. As they stood…

[Teresa and I = have matured enough to have gained some understanding of life and want = to pass it on. Pass IT on, not us, yet.]   **The only = thing better than a good friend is a good friend with a bag of M & = M’s  …

Everyone’= s complaining how bad last year was and hoping this year will get better = month by month. But look at the year one of my friends had in 2020 if = you think YOU have had it bad. She wrote:    January – Took = new scarf back…

[Following = some stories/headlines in the news] >>A stock boy at the = store fought off a would-be robber with only his labelling gun.  = Police are now looking for a man with a price on his = head.   >>Forecas= ter in Wisconsin predicts non-stop weather all day =…

[Here are some = famous people, but I listed them by their previous/original name. I = added a bit of a clue. You just have to give the correct/changed name by = which they are well known]   1. Modern = actress Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra ditched her long…

The nurse took = the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. "Your son is = here," she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several = times before the patient’s eyes opened.   Heavily = sedated because of the pain of his failing heart, he dimly…

One day my friend and I were talking about marriage.  = He said, “It was exactly 20 years ago today that I = asked my childhood sweetheart, my best friend, and the most beautiful = woman in the world to marry me.” I started to congratulate him until he added,…

Retiring to = Wisconsin has caused me to reflect on the heritage of the state. Great = inventions, discoveries, people, and  places focus the = nation’s eye on greatness of this state (in addition to the = obvious birthplace of the greatest football dynasty in = history).   Here are…

If I were to = get another pet someday, it would be a dog. We had a pure-bred schnauzer = named Heidi when the kids were little. Then a pure-bred border collie = Ruffian (Ruffy).  But what would I call a new pet?  Back in = 1985 we picked up…

I have a bloodhound that I take for walks in the = park.   He is a good coin collector, especially copper = coins.   Been told that breed is great at picking up = cents.     ****QUIZ ANSWERS FOR HIGHEST MOUNTAINS****   1. At 20,320 = feet, what…

[Tough = questions to check geographic knowledge of high mountains. No google, = please.  Answer only 1 question publicly to others may enjoy = playing along. Answers tomorrow]   1. At 20,320 = feet, what is the official name of the highest mountain in North = America? __________   2.…

Oh, say can = you see, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the = twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad = stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o’er the ramparts = we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the = rockets’ red glare, the…