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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…

[Every few = weeks I post odd updates from the ‘net, often proving I have = friends with a stranger sense of humor than I = do.]   Laura M said, = “My ancestors navigated the ocean by using stars.  I missed = my exit on the Freeway even with…

An impartial = investigation into the controversial disappearances of the Bermuda = Triangle revealed that there were many opinions and some people had even = taken sides.   You= can pick any spot to plant a tree and you don’t have to tell me = why, because I’m arbortrary.  …

With half of = this year having passed, it’s time for reminders and warnings on = dangers of aging.  It is my “shout out” to old people = (it’s the only way they will hear, anyway)   “I envy = people who grow old gracefully.  They age to perfection like…

My friend was working overtime at the Denver Mint every = day.   Forced into too many hours on the job, the staff = members were threatening a strike.   Oddly enough, they were striking because they wanted to = make less money.     ~~~ANSWERS TO FOOD NAME QUIZ~~~…

[Here is your = chance to answer odd-ball assortment of questions that have little rhyme = or reason.  Please just post 1 answer publicly to allow others the = fun of guessing.  As always, Google knows.  We know = that.  We want to know if YOU know it without artificial…

[This is a = repost from 20+ years ago as people were wondering what was in store in = the new millennium.  Fear and concern over what might happen to our = lives, our planet, our future facing the dreaded Y2k. No one could even = envision the events looming…

My friend = Victor recently changed his last name simply to the letter = “E”   I thought is = was tribute to the positive idea of “victory” when said = aloud.   He said, No. =   Now, no one = can figure out the reason.   Today, to…

During the = long winter in western Wyoming, two ranchers flooded a low-lying field = and made a skating rink for their families to = enjoy.   A shepherd = accustomed to crossing the fields decided to take a shortcut across that = low land to move his sheep to…