Bulletin Board

The Permanent Family Record

The Gram With a Thousand Rules writes: “Have you ever owned something that made you feel rich? We did. In fact, we had two somethings!

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

COS on the East Side writes: “It’s good to know that even when one is Older Than Dirt, it is possible to learn something new from the comic pages. It is even better when it turns into a B-M and leads to a revelation concerning something most people probably already know.

Life (and death) as we know it

The Deuce of Eagan writes: “Subject: Beyond the Next Curve.

“Adhering to my weekend ritual, I was on my usually enjoyable morning one-hour bicycle tour of Little Canada, of which I was a resident — each jaunt normally a different route. I was thinking what a beautiful spring day it was and daydreaming of a possible picnic with my wife in the afternoon. She had decided to go grocery shopping instead of biking together, as we normally would. I was wishing she had joined me in what I felt was the beginning of ‘the perfect day.’

One shining moment

Sis writes: “Subject: Diva.

“I can hear my longtime friends scoff: ‘Say that again! You sang in the world-famous opera house La Scala, in Milan? Impossible! You can’t sing, period. Sister Edeltrude trained the Grade 6 choir. She let you stand on stage with your pals as long as you just moved your lips. Let’s face it, Sis, you can’t carry a tune.”