When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Melbourne .. The old man’s sole bequest to posterity has since…
Why do people wander through neighborhoods trying to recruit for their religion? Just had two more a few minutes ago attempting to “save” me. Go away. Didn’t Jesus say that the most important was the Golden Rule? That’s how I try to live and I don’t need to donate money to some corporation (yes, churches are a business) to defend their workers (priests) from lawsuits. Read the bible, do your thing, but leave me alone. When people complain about LBGTQ…
Robert (Bob) L. Klein, age 75, of Rapid City passed away at home, Tuesday morning, May 29th, 2018, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born February 11, 1943, and was adopted by Pius and Katherine (Gagne) Klein, of Karlsruhe, ND. He graduated from Karlsruhe High School in 1961. Bob served with the US Army JAG Corps in Wurzburg, Germany. In 1965 he and Marion Meier were married in Harvey, ND. They lived in Fargo, ND before moving to…
I saw a great deal on flights to Vietnam in October of 2017 for around $500 RT so I knew I had to finally head to Asia and not always back to Europe…get a little out of my comfort zone. When I posted the good fare on social media I had a good friend ask if she could come along and of course I said yes. We flew to Los Angeles the day before and explored the Venice Beach /…
Finally have my ride routed (mostly), but as with any year it is subject to change a bit as I go. I’ll start a ride notes page as always and keep that updated almost daily. Click here to see the route page with daily notes…coming as soon as I head out!
Hey veteran friends, if you fit the criteria you can get help with special clothing. I received this email from the VA yesterday (7/13/2017). Dear VA Beneficiary, Did you know that you may be eligible for an annual clothing allowance if you use a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance and/or medication for a service connected skin condition that causes permanent damage to your outer garments? If you’re eligible, and you haven’t yet applied for this year, you need…
I was stationed in Darmstadt, Germany during a portion of my time in the military. This past weekend was a long overdue reunion! Another bonus to my visit was to see my cousins, sister-in-law, and a great friend from Arizona who is now living in Annapolis. My cousin’s friend gave us a behind the scenes tour of the Capital building. He’s been working in the Capital for decades and has some great stories. Below are a few pictures from the…
Late in February 2017 I was able to visit my cousins in Spokane, WA for some skiing in WhiteWater BC and on Mount Spokane. Both mountains provided great winter fun. The photos below are from Whitewater BC: The images below are from Mount Spokane: A fun video from the day with help from my cousin Toby:
Update: I’ll be tracking all information on it’s own page: CLICK HERE On December 23rd around 4pm Theo had a seizure that lasted about a minute or more. I got him to the vet for blood work right away. For those who have asked questions, here are the answers. Update: Blood work came back clean, no issues there. My thoughts: I found a dead Black Widow spider by the dog door and think that Theo may have been playing…
Yesterday I went to a Art Festival in downtown Phoenix with my friend Amy. We rode our bicycles from her home to the festival, met some of her friends who were painting at the festival, and wandered around the numerous booths full of unique and fun wares being sold by their makers. On the way back I went off a curb and lifted up on the front of the bike a bit so I would have a smoother landing off…