Fact or Fiction - Bob Hanson
Murphy's Law is an observation that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. I don't know what you would call the opposite, maybe “a good day.” In English here are just a few of what I call “a good day”:
The viewing of the “Heritage Cabinet” at Central Freeborn Lutheran Church Rural Albert Lea...
As per this column on January 2, 2025 a request was made by Ole Olson, Commander of the American Legion in Albert Lea, to submit a Military Experience you had with a Guardian Angel. You may do so by contacting him at the American Legion phone 1-507-373-7993 or me at 1-507-373-8655.
Following is...
Genie and I enjoyed The North Woods of Minnesota on our deer hunting sabbatical. As a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, I felt honored by the Natives.
For example:
1. I got to speak at the Veterans Day Recognition honoring veterans and their guest at the casino in Walker.
2....
It’s time for our annual North Woods Sabbatical (also known as deer hunting.)
On Thursday morning November 7 we (Genie and I) left for Blue Water Lodge on Leech Lake Walker, Minnesota.
We try to have the car parked and ready to go by 9:30 a.m. (as usual we missed our schedule by...
I know all of you have heard the expression “Law of the land.” Following are some of the Minnesota laws of the land.
A. It is against the law to cross the Minnesota-Wisconsin state border with a duck atop your head. (Minnesota duck hunters, don't carry the duck on top of your head when...
Associated with every school system are fantastic volunteers. Some of the volunteers are single volunteers, others are part of a group. There is a group of volunteers involved with the Albert Lea School system who refer to themselves collectively as “Readers Theater.”
What do these...
Fall is the season of many changes. For example:
A. The migration of birds, ducks and geese. The last hummer at our juice and grape jam feeder was September 26.
Pelicans, geese and ducks can be seen in flocks until mid to late November depending on ice conditions.
B. The first...
It's time to reminisce about what Rural America was like in the New Richland Hartland Ellendale Geneva area 60 years ago, give or take 10 years.
A. Card playing was very popular at the Saint Olaf Lake Store, at the Heartland gas station, at the American Legion in New Richland, plus at a...
What time is it?? It's time for another running of the words column - so here does it:
A. Sign in the window of a political party: If you don't vote, your vote doesn't count. Sign in another window of the same Political Party: No voting is a “No” vote.
B. Sign in the Alden American...
In talking to a relative in California, I found out there is a new kind of therapy. It is called “Chicken Therapy.” It is a help in your all around health. I asked him if it is available in all 50 States as this is a new kind of therapy to Genie and me.
He goes on to explain you stay...