Monthly Archives: January 2009

Not sure what it is about cold weather but there are certain foods that just seem to fit with the cold air.  Last night I made some Rueben sandwiches in the oven.  I haven’t had those in a while so … Continue reading →

Why is it that at the strangest times, a song will pop into my head for no reason at all, and there it is , stuck for the next few minutes, maybe an hour or so.  I was out shoveling … Continue reading →

I have had this arguement with more than just my own kids.  The artists of today do not have the staying power of the musicians of the past.  I just don’t see any of the rock music groups of today … Continue reading →

When it’s 28 below you need to find something to laugh about.  At All Saints Lutheran Church they have a weekly husband’s marriage seminar. At the session last week, the Pastor asked Ole, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, … Continue reading →

This past week has been a tough one for me.  Last Saturday night I got a phone call that a friend of mine had taken a turn for the worse with his battle with liver cancer and was not given … Continue reading →

If there was any doubt that December was a tough month for those of us in the Red River Valley of the North then the stats from the National Weather Service should come as no surprise.  Fargo/Moorhead officially recorded 33.5 … Continue reading →

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) – Police say a woman taking a driving test ended up pinning a bystander after losing control of the car on a snowy Westchester County road. New Rochelle police said the 23-year-old driver rounded a corner … Continue reading →

OK, they put salt down, what about the pepper?  YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – State troopers and road crews had to scramble when a tractor-trailer crashed and spilled its load of eggs on a Detroit-area freeway. Trooper Jim Smiley says … Continue reading →

Here’s wishing you and yours the best in 2009.  I was chuckling to myself this morning when I heard someone on the radio say "2009 has to be a better year, nothing could be as bad as 2008".  I’m thinking … Continue reading →