As a kid, the back pages of Popular Science were pure magic—full of wild contraptions and quirky inventions that promised to transform ordinary lives. And then I saw it: an ad for a giant weather balloon. Sixteen feet of pure, inflatable glory! The possibilities were endless. Would I float like.
Tony liked to stock up on microwavable food, candy and Mountain Dew – so he could stay up all night when visiting. On one overnighter he made an amazing discovery. What happens when you pick up and hang up the phone repeatedly? After a dozen or two you get a.
Carboned-up car Grandma had the second hand car that was originally that of my family – a red Pontiac Catalina which featured a good old fashioned V-8 engine that guzzled as much gas as it belched emissions out the tail pipe. Whenever she took it to Lyman’s Automotive for a.
Whacking the dumpster “Cherish Our Church” happened a few times a year, when volunteers would roll up their sleeves on a Saturday morning to tidy up the place. My first time, I was already nervous—I didn’t know anyone, and the idea of spending a morning with a bunch of strangers.
It’s one of those cold, overcast and dreary Minnesota winter days. A perfect day for stopping by the Home Depot on the way home from church to pick up supplies for the many home improvement projects that I need to finish. With no list in hand and plenty of time.
At my sister’s wedding the Pastor announced that they will be serving two distinctive blends of coffee in celebration of this special occasion. There were long lines for coffee after the ceremony. When it was Grandma Reynold’s turn, the server asked her which coffee she would like to try. Confused.
A friend of my brother, who also worked at the Kahler Hotel, owned and operated the KWWK Music Machine – a traveling DJ service for school dances, weddings, etc. I also got to know him when I started work at the Kahler since we both worked weekends. We called him.