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Sometimes I think I have a good grasp on what I m going to write, then I take a nap and find myself going down a different rabbit hole. I was going to comment on what Dad kept in his wallet, but then I flashed to Tim O Brien s book The Things They Carried, a fictional collection Continue reading "Dad s Wallet" The post Dad s Wallet appeared first on Cape Girardeau History and Photos .
I never got a message from a Florida neighbor like the one Rhonda Bolton sent me here on Kingsway Drive: You have a dead armadillo in your drive. Lol was not there when I left at 9ish this morning. Yep, the prime example of road kill on the half shell was right where she described. Continue reading "Signs you live in Missouri" The post Signs you live in Missouri appeared first on Cape Girardeau…
Serpendipity kicked in this weekl. I was opening random boxes in the living room looking for something a collector of scout memorabilia thought I might have. This box contained the gas mask, helmet and one of the cameras I used the Night Of Teargas at Ohio University on May 14, 1970, ten days after four Continue reading "May 4 Artifacts" The post May 4 Artifacts appeared first on Cape Girardeau…
Here are some of my photo layouts being exhibited at the Cape Girardeau County History Center in Jackson. Couples became Moments A few years ago, I created a file directory called “Couples” where I parked images suitable for a Valentine’s Day post. Over time, I added more and more pictures and layouts, which caused a Continue reading "Frozen Moments" The post Frozen Moments appeared first on Cape…
It seems like I ve been catching sunsets at just the right time lately. When I was still inside the lobby area at the Jackson Walmart, I saw the world was glowing orange, When I got outside, I was impressed with the clouds and the way the wet parking lot shined. (You can click on the Continue reading "Thanks to the Cart Kid" The post Thanks to the Cart Kid appeared first on Cape Girardeau History…
I have four monitors attached to my computer. The center one is my primary. The left one is secondary, usually with a browser open in it. The right one displays my security cameras, and the fourth, which is somewhat unreliable, stays dark unless I want to display radar data when it s stormy, My computer workstation Continue reading "Debugging my Computer" The post Debugging my Computer appeared…
It doesn t take much to amuse me. I bought a shredder to take care of confidential financial documents plus the occasional credit card and even CD. I realized that it didn t really get much use in the basement, so I moved it under the kitchen table where I take a guilty pleasure watching junk mail Continue reading "Shredding My Guilty Pleasure" The post Shredding My Guilty Pleasure appeared first…
When I hit Route Z west of Gordonville after visiting in-laws John and Dee Perry, I saw a huge, orange orb getting ready to drop below the horizon. There wasn t a good place to stop, so I wrote it off. Instead of turning left onto 25 to go to Cape, though, I went right to Continue reading "Always Check the Rearview Mirror" The post Always Check the Rearview Mirror appeared first on Cape Girardeau…
The first time I attempted Cajun cooking, Wife Lila said, Oh, you had to make roux. That s not always easy. Ignorance is bliss. I didn t know it was hard to make until she told me. That intimidated me after that. I had a craving the other night and found I had most of the makin s Continue reading "I Used to Rue Roux" The post I Used to Rue Roux appeared first on Cape Girardeau History and Photos .
I emptied the water from the kiddie pool water trough and filled it with fresh water on Saturday before the temps dropped. The wind chill in Cape dropped into the lower teens Sunday night. When I looked out the window this morning, I saw what must have been a Jesus Bird walking on water. A Continue reading "OK, It s Winter" The post OK, It s Winter appeared first on Cape Girardeau History and…