A Fine Fall Day
Outdoor chores are winding down. The fall colors are lovely along the Mississippi. Every day the squirrels and woodchucks are chowing down to store fa... read more
3 years ago
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Agnostic Republican
This blog hopes to retire from politics and go back to being a personal journal of retirement life along the Mississippi River. I will comment on cons... read more
3 years ago
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Autumn
Autumn is beginning along the Missisippi. The leaves are turning colors on the hills. We are seeing migratory birds from thousands of white pelicans t... read more
3 years ago
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Life Is Good
Tuesday, while doing yard work or sitting on the porch, we had 2 passenger boats go north, Celebration Belle and Twilight playing calliope music as we... read more
3 years ago
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Mississippi Queen
Yesterday the steamboat Mississippi Queen came by for its last cruise of the year. We knew it was coming so we went to a lock to watch it play calliop... read more
3 years ago
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Our Bodies
When we are young we spend endless hours preening in front of the mirror. We look admiringly at the mirror and think we really know our bodies. As we ... read more
3 years ago
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Remodeling Fun
In our old age we bought an old home with a great view of the Mississippi River, we had been renting nearby, also along the river. Now we are trying t... read more
3 years ago
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September 11 Memories
Apoliticalnut asked people to share their thoughts of September 11, 2001. Here are some of mine. September 11, 2001 started out as a no... read more
2 years ago
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The River
I went to the podiatrist who gave me a shot which totally eliminated the agony in my heels, only a slight ache which matches the slight aches elsewher... read more
3 years ago
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Watching The River
Looking out the window and seeing the Mississippi roll by and thinking how life is good. There is a ton of yard work to do, millions of acorns litter ... read more
3 years ago
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