He has no problem with “THE BEST 25 INVENTIONS OF 2017,” but sees (blurrily) the need for a 26th!

What this country is still needing

Email from Donald: “Subject: Now, where did I leave . . .

“The cover of a recent issue of Time boasted: ’THE 25 BEST INVENTIONS OF 2017.’

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Remembering “a wonderful childhood, loving parents, a happy home.”

‘Tis the season!
Christmas Memories Division

Arizona Susan: “In the early 1950s, on each Christmas Eve, our family of six would pile into our station wagon, all of us dressed in our holiday-best clothes — which, of course, were hidden by our heavy winter coats, boots, etc. — and drive around Lake Phalen and go over to our church for the Christmas Eve services.

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Christmas stories are welcome here, sought now. Kick it off, Aggie Girl!

‘Tis the season!

Aggie Girl: “Subject: Christmas Past.  Continue reading “Christmas stories are welcome here, sought now. Kick it off, Aggie Girl!”

When the cattle went on the lam, it was time to fire up the Arctic Cat!

Our livestock, our machines, ourselves

Happy Medium: “Subject: The Lone Ranger and Silver Saved the Day.

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“Do you remember this?” “Do I remember it? I use it all the time. Mom taught me how!”

Older Than Dirt
Or: The Permanent Motherly/Daughterly Record

Cheesehead By Proxy, “back in Northern Minnesota”: “I’m at that age (OTD — or Older Than Dirt, for those new to the Bulletin Board) when one occasionally sees a social-media posting that asks ‘Do you remember this?’ and shows some type of object from your past, like a potato masher or whatever.

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