From May 2016

Grand Portage, Minnesota

Late last week Tom and I headed for Grand Portage, Minnesota.  Never heard of it?  If you look at the map at the place where Minnesota, Canada, and Lake Superior all join, you will find Grand Portage.  We are serving for the summer as living historians at Grand Portage National Monument, so you will be …

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Laid Low by a Bug

Friday night Tom and I were laid low by a bug of some kind. Earlier that night, Tom and I went to Outback with the Shumans and Sandy Shaw.  We had a great time and great food and enjoyed the evening immensely.  One of the great things about being in Ohio is getting to catch …

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Getting the Ram 5500 Serviced

When Tom and I bought the Ram 5500, we never thought we would have any problems getting it serviced.  We have always taken our cars and trucks back to the dealership for service.  It probably cost us more, but we knew we would get warranted service with parts appropriate for the vehicle.  If it wasn’t …

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How to Be a Heroine

“How to Be a Heroine” by Samantha Ellis is an interesting book with an interesting premise.  Samantha Ellis was raised by Iraqi-Jewish parents in London.  As she was growing up she felt like an outsider and struggled with the constraints of a culture that wanted to isolate her.  She escaped to the world presented by …

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