It’s Monday…
Go ahead and show your “true” colors!
Show Your True Colors
The Last Wildcat “Swish”
It was a warm, summer day as my mother accompanied me on a trip to a little South Dakota town just across the border from Minnesota. A job interview was scheduled for a teaching position and the day resulted in a job with a new life living in a small, farming community.
Yeah, I can see myself doing this a couple of years… which stretched out to 26 years plus additional substitute teaching years.
It was an emotional ending for the last Grant-Deuel High School sporting event held in the Revillo, South Dakota gymnasium. I listen for that memorable roar of Go, Big, Blue!, smell the fragrant concession stand popcorn and gaze at the sea of blue and white filling the stands… now merely memories of days gone by.
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Blessed be the memory…
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Presidential Trivia
Just a few interesting facts for Presidents’ Day (mistergworld.com):
George Washington 1789-1797: Teeth were made from elephant and walrus tusks, not wood.
Andrew Jackson 1829-1837: First president to ride in a train.
William Henry Harrison 1841: President for only 31 days, died of pneumonia.
John Tyler 1841-1845: Loved kids, had 15 children.
James Buchanan 1857-1861: Never married, his niece was White House hostess.
Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881: First President to use a phone – his phone number was 1.
Chester Arthur 1881-1885: Changed his pants several times a day – he owned 80 pairs of pants.
Warren G. Harding 1921-1923: Gambled away a set of White House china.
Herbert Hoover 1929-1933: Spoke Chinese to his wife to keep their stories private.
Harry S. Truman 1945-1953: Read every book in his hometown library.
Jimmy Carter 1977-1981: First President born in a hospital.
George Bush 1989-1993: Survived 4 plane crashes during WW II.
For more fun facts to know and tell, click on the link below:
http://www.mistergworld.com/12-002.htm
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All you need is love…
~ The Beatles
The couple captured in this image appear so passionate for one another and oblivious to the world around them. Photo was taken in Salamanca, Spain with a little point and shoot camera. Nothing fancy. Blended in Photoshop CS5 with prairie grasses captured against the summer sun.
Yep… all you need is love.
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2015 Seniors ~ RJMeyerArts
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Life can be harsh…
Life can be harsh for the disabled begging on the church steps of the Cathedral de San Gervasio in Valladolid, Mexico. This is the real deal and not a scam as the locals also give money to these individuals according to Mark Moxon’s Travel Writing.
In turn, life can be harsh for the working class protecting their modest stucco homes and belongings with broken glass ledges in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
By the grace of God…
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A day in the life… six months old.
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Beauty…
Kind eyes that have seen sorrow, joy and struggle with skin wrinkled by time and the sun. Wisdom, courage , a long heritage of civilization unique to the rest of the world.
Beauty…
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The Home Place
The past has floated away like fluff on a dandelion as the prairie winds blow across the old abandoned yard. The young girl’s grandmother has long since passed away, but the old house from her childhood still stands as if to be a testament to her very existence.
The skeleton of a house is what remains, but in the mind are memories… laughter, tears, struggle and joy are carried by the wind as it flows through the empty windows. Heat radiating from the wood burning stove, smells of fresh baked bread permeating the air, the cluck of chickens in the coop to the sound of chicken sizzling as it fries in the old cast iron skillet…
The home place
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A Recipe for Escape
Escape…
In the deepest, darkest days of Minnesota winter, I feel the need to escape. It is often not practical to escape in the physical sense, but an escape inside the mind is possible anytime.
When you think about it, the sky is the limit whether reading a compelling novel, historical account of days gone by or fulfilling love of travel with reading and exploring travel blogs. Mix it together and winter isn’t so bad.
Below are some links to explore:
University of Minnesota Alumni Reading List
We Made it Through Winter Memoir of Mr. O’Meara’s 9th year – 1906 – in the timber-logging town of Cloquet, Minnesota.
Best Travel Blogs and Websites
Fashion and history buff? Try FashionBackwards for a unique , quirky and historical take on fashion trends.
Read about the Deadly Children’s Blizzard of 1887-1888
Does yoga sound appealing? Try Yoga For Beginners at DoYogaWith Me.com
Netflix has some interesting documentaries involving cultures around the world, thought-provoking topics and history. I especially enjoyed Living On One Dollar a Day, an inspiring film of life in Guatemala.
Cuba has been in the news lately with a lifting of travel restrictions and Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, also on Netflix, shows us life inside of Cuba, as well as delicious food choices.
Combine an interesting program with the treadmill or exercise bike and you have a double delightful day.
Yes… the sky is the limit. Now, excuse me while I dream of faraway lands and exotic places.
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