Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Wild Cards! – May 1, 2017
Krazy Pic/GIF 1 I LOVE this!! Kids are so literal – and the father’s reaction is priceless!! Guaranteed to warm your heart on a Monday morning!! LearningTheGame Krazy Pic 2 Speaking of a reaction!! It’s hard to imagine what this little tyke saw (suggestions encouraged!), but it certainly changed his countenance – and his direction – in a hurry!!…
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Photo of the Week – April 17, 2017
The Missouri River, south of Ft. Benton, MT Beautiful scenery, Big Sky Country, and a still-young river – what more could you ask for? Taken Aug 4, 2016. (For a shot in the other direction at the same place, see River2.) From the Rolllin’ Down The River Collection
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Upcoming Lemonade Stand !
I got the bad news on Monday. Apparently the publishers are three weeks behind on my book, moving the expected release date from mid/late May to mid June or so. I’m a rookie in this area, as you know, but several other folks & sources have since told me this is ‘par for the course’.…
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Wild Cards! – April 17, 2017
Krazy Pic 1 Perhaps two different signs would have been better? See KP1.17Apr17 Krazy Pic 2 Maybe Harry Potter is near?!? Thanks for the warning. See KP2.17Apr17 COLE’S Law?! I’m told this is an OLD one, but before my daughter Christi shared it with me, I’d not heard it. I love it!! See C’sLaw. Science Cartoon I ran into this recently and…
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Photo of the Week – April 3, 2017
Missouri River (Amelia Earhart Memorial) Bridge Atchison, Kansas I shared this during my trip, but not since. I recently discovered this will be the photo on the back cover of The Book! Taken on the evening of August 30 after the good Atchison folks recreated their award-winning display to allow me to take photos! From the Rollin’ On…
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More on Atchison, KS
I honestly did not have a ‘favorite stop’ on my Trip last summer. But Atchison KS, was one of the most unique, for a variety of reasons. As a segue from the above photo (and a preview of one of the sections of the Book! ), here is an AtchisonOverview. It comes from Weekly Blog #8…
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Opportunity Expires Thursday (Apr 6) !
I suspect most of you saw the note from me last week about a Special Opportunity to reserve a signed, numbered, limited edition of the Rollin’ Down The River book, along with your name included in the Acknowledgements. Of necessity, that offer expires on Thursday (April 6). To review the details of this opportunity, see OFFER. To see…
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Wild Cards! – April 3, 2017
Krazy Pic 1 At last!! A believable excuse for me that I can live with!! See KP1.3Apr Krazy Pic 2 The Japanese (right language?) are always SO polite. This has got to be the most delicate and polite request I’ve ever seen! See KP2.3Apr April Fools! I laughed SO HARD!! Such fun – and very clever (the ‘silent letters’…
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Photo of the Week – Mar 20, 2017
Gen George Custer’s Home Still standing, authentically restored, at Fort Abraham Lincoln outside of Bismarck, North Dakota. It was from here that Custer set out on his final ill-fated mission into Indian country to the west. Taken August 12, 2016. For another shot from the opposite side (it’s longer than it looks), see Custer2. From…
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MARCH MADNESS!!
Win a Book, Win a Car, Win Your NCAA Bracket, Win $1,000,000!! These are all possible for you this Spring! Of course, as you know, only the first two of those can happen HERE. 🙂 Sorry, but I needed to get your attention. (But I DO wish you luck in your Bracket and the lottery!) We continue…