Minot North Dakota harbors a lot of wild turkeys. Let me point out that there is a BIG difference between wild turkeys and those raised for consumption. A wild turkey is smart in it's own element, turkeys raised for consumption are about as wise as if they had a full frontal lobotomy.I found this
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11/29/2024
Regular readers of my blog know that Timmothy, my son and creator of the Titus & Philemon cartoon strip, is an avid jigsaw puzzle solver. The worst thing for a puzzler is not having the final piece. Below is Timmothy's most recent puzzle. We have even purchased brand new, sealed in the box, puzzl
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11/28/2024
No amount of protesting by a turkey is going to keep it off my plate tomorrow. Lucky for me someone else beheaded and prepared the turkey for cooking for me. If I had raised the turkey myself I may have had difficulty chopping it's head off.That being said, we have a lot of wild turkeys around Mi
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11/27/2024
All of us pet owners would like to think our pets are thankful for us and I believe for the most part they are. Those ads by the ASPCA are a good reminder that not all pets are treated as they should be. I hate those ads and I've never responded to them with a donation but my response has always
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11/26/2024
If Titus could read Joe's list would it help him understand/know what is truly in Joe's heart?I am very familiar with the saying, and song, about count your blessings when you are feeling down, I have done it many times and I usually only get a short way down the list before I start feeling bette
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11/25/2024
I am sure we all have examples of others being selfless to us whether it be someone letting us go in line before them of someone helping us during a tragic time in our life.In 2011 when a third of Minot was wiped out by a flood I could not count all the selfless deeds done for my family and many,
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11/22/2024
My mother always taught me that profanity is a sign of a simple (uneducated) mind. For the most part I have found that true but I confess there have been times where I've let go of a profane tirade when I've been very upset. Many of those times I wish I could take it back. Yet there have been ti
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11/21/2024
It's already that time of year up here in North Dakota. It won't be long and we will be coming home in the dark as well. One more thing about late Fall in ND... Blizzards. Just so happens that we got our first one last night.Something that comes with our first snowfall and especially or first bli
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11/20/2024
Being disorientated can be a disaster. No matter where you are, being disorientated can also be a very scary. Behind the wheel, out in public, or even at home when you have to ask yourself "where am I?" there is real danger involved.I am sure all of us have had a moment of disorientation. As a se
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11/19/2024
I think every new Real Estate agent can relate to Timmothy's comic strip today. How many times did we get ahead of our selves... way ahead of our selves? Another thought that came to mind was looking for an illustration of someone with their head up their behinds.Regretfully what we really should
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11/18/2024