Fact or Fiction - Bob Hanson
“Windy,” many times is the term used to describe someone who likes to talk.
“Windy” has taken on a new way to describe something. If you have been in and out of your residence the month of January, you will agree “Windy” is an often used word by the local weatherman. In my case I used a...
Genie and I took a day of rest Sunday, December 28, 2025 after the usual end of the year activities.
On Wednesday, the 24th of December Christmas service at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church, a family Christmas dinner in Owatonna on Christmas Day, friends at Main Street Restaurant in Albert...
It’s that time of the year when one isn’t quite ready to advance to the current year of 2026. (If you are still in “2025”- don’t feel behind as you know lots of people slow to change.)
With the major changes in the daily temperature from the day before it most certainly qualifies as the...
How did a blizzard ruin family holiday plans?
Genie and I left Walker, Minnesota Tuesday morning November 25, 2025, heading home to Albert Lea, Minnesota. We ended the day staying that night in Crosby, Minnesota due to a blizzard plus a car problem. (The overnight caused us to miss...
The Minnesota Deer 2025 hunting season for the area I hunt in ended Sunday November 23, 2025.
On Monday November 24 we drove our son to the airport in Duluth, Minnesota to fly home to Buffalo, New York where he is an employee of the a Immigration Service. It was a very nice day for flying...
It's that time of year known as Deer hunting fever. It affects not only the hunter but also the deer.
Two of my better stories of how it affected deer are:
1. The big Buck following a Doe and he didn't see the School Bus until his antler hit and held the door into the school bus...
A deer hunting we did go, in snow and cold weather.
As Genie and I travel north, we remember previous trips north. One was driving to get there in a blizzard along highway 2 near Walker.
Our first stop was for lunch at McDonald’s in Garrison, Minn. (It is the smallest town by...
A big shout out to Lyla Vierus the new acolyte at central Freeborn Lutheran Church. (Can you picture yourself at age 12 being an acolyte in your church??)
We had 114 trick-or-treaters at our house. This was a lot fewer than we had planned for as it rained hard enough to get very wet and...
In reading about Labor and Delivery services by Mayo Clinic at Owatonna ending November 17, 2025, I feel badly. I wonder if the possibility of a Midwife on the staff could help the situation. With about 400 births in Owatonna per year currently, there must be a better solution than ending the...
When Genie and I replaced our land line phones with cellphones, we kept our phone numbers. This has resulted in some very interesting scam calls. For example: My phone rings, I answer, the caller identified himself as with a company that will help me because his company has found out there is a...