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Unusual Marketing Ploy
I thought to myself as I read the sign: “Why would anyone
take this deal!? Sure, it is only 2¢ but still…”
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18 June 2012
Fathers’ Day Memories: Part III ~ …And Now My Version
As a sort-of homage to my Dad for Fathers’ Day, I have been presenting
you with a story that is well known and well loved in my family since Saturday.
On Saturday I started by giving the background and then yesterday I related the
events of the story to you as Dad insists they actually happened.
But every story has two sides and each person has their own
memory of events. Yesterday as is fitting for Fathers' Day, I related the story as I have heard it related MANY times by my Dad.
What follows is my recollection of the way it REALLY
happened. While the key points are more-or-less the same, I think you will spot
that Dad and I differ in some subtle ways that don’t really change the story
that much. See if you can spot the differences…
17 June 2012
Fathers’ Day Memories: Part II ~ Dad Gets His Say
Well, at least it has not aged badly. The thing is that my
father and I differ greatly in a few of the key details of the story and in an
attempt at fairness; I am going to present the story in the way that both of us
remember it. In deference to my father, I am starting with his version. It is
only right, given the day and all…
As you will recall from yesterday’s post, it is 1966 and my
Mom, siblings, and pet daschund have all left for Minnesota and Dad and I are
following a week later.
16 June 2012
Fathers’ Day Memories: Part I ~ Introduction
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If it is true that your early, formative years, define who
you are for life, then I am in big trouble! I was a horrible kid. There is a specific
strip from the old Bill Watterson comic strip Calvin and
Hobbes that I have always remembered because it reminded me of myself
as a kid. It shows the father in the strip walking out the door for work and
getting in the car while the kid (Calvin) calls after him telling his dad all
the fun things that he could be doing if he didn’t have t go to work. The
father, all the while getting visible depressed. The strip ends with Calvin
watching his dad drive off for the city in a foul mood and admitting “I’d hate
to have a kid like me!”14 June 2012
12 June 2012
New Toys!
One of the few things I didn't like about traveling with my tablet was that there was no EASY way to keep up with my blog. I am trying-out the new Android Blogger app. It has a fell shortcomings that I have encountered thus far; it cannot (apparently) schedule for future posting. I have also read that it doesn't like to post articles with pictures. THAT would be a showstopper for me!
Wherever you are today I hope that you have some cool new toys to play with!
Don Bergquist - June 12, 2012 - Lakewood, Colorado, USA
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Public Service
I have great respect for anyone who willingly takes on a
role of public service. It is a thankless job that puts you under a great deal
of stress and has very little pay-off.
A Lovely Weekend Day
While walking the dog this morning, I noticed that the
prairie dogs were unusually active. No wonder, it is a lovely day and they were
out there just reveling in the lovely day that we are having here in Lakewood!
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