I loved the movie Red Dog, and now I love the story Red Dog. My habit lately is to read a book and then watch the movie, but this time I watched the movie first and now finished reading the book. I enjoyed it twice. Author Louis De Bernieres weaves a fascinating story about the [...]
Filed under: family, Warm and Fuzzy, Book Review | Tagged: Pets, Australia, Dog, Recreation, Film, Red Dog, Australian Cattle Dog, Dog food | 1 Comment »
This is another way we spent time as kids. Today, if this guy showed up at a school yard, a SWAT Team would appear out of nowhere and take him out.. To see a very interesting demonstration of yo-yo tricks click on this link. YO-YO MAN Recess and the lunch [...]
Filed under: Biography, family, Memories | Tagged: Collecting, Duncan, Duncan Toys Company, Recess, Recreation, Toys, Toys and Games, Yo-yo | 1 Comment »
WOW! I just finished reading Mark Levin’s new book Ameritopia, The Unmaking of America. I will not sleep tonight. Visions of Big Brother will be racing through my mind. Those of you who know me realize that I am a Conservative who leans toward Libertarianism. You know that Ameritopia is just the kind of book [...]
Filed under: Book Review, Conservative, Election, Government | Tagged: Harry Truman, Mark Levin, Montesquieu, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Hobbes, United States, Utopia, Utopianism, Woodrow Wilson | Leave a Comment »
EAR TO THE SPEAKER Radio was a large part of my life. It was my entry into the world of imagination. Every day after school, I played outside, then came in just before supper to listen to my favorite radio programs. The programs were soap operas for kids. A story ran in daily segments Monday [...]
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This is another story about the things we did as kids in the nineteen fifties to stay amused. ICE SKATING Winter was always fun when we could get out to play. When the snow came, we spent our time making snow men, forts, or igloos. We also tossed snowballs at each other. I have [...]
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