Ice has been coming and going so far this year, but it’s for sure that eventually we’re going to have safe ice available to us. When that happens, the following ideas will help you be more successful when it comes to fishing through the ice. When fishing is slow, get as many lines in ...
After family visiting my house for three days over Thanksgiving, I understand why God designed us so that only young women can bear children. But of course I was delighted to be able to spend some time at my house with my son, daughter-in-law, and my grandchildren, ages 5 and 20 months. Those little ones change all the time. I love them, and I love seeing how they are changing, growing, and becoming a real little person with their own personalities. Plus I want them to remember me, to know who I am. I believe we're getting there on that front. Still, I was weary when they ...
At the risk of appearing to be a geezer, I confess that (having been born in January) I am currently experiencing my 73rd winter in Iowa. Well, it won’t officially be winter in Iowa until 11:19 p.m. on December 21 but when it snows and it’s cold outside it’s winter. To heck with the calendar. I was born in Algona in Kossuth County which is as far north as you can go in Iowa and where winters are serious. Minnesota serious. In January 1952 we lived on the Iowa side of the state line road. On my birthday my mother took a picture of me showing off my birthday cake in front of our ...
Who are your customers? Who will use your product or service? What is their age, location, and income level? Knowing your customer will help you better serve them. Today I'm sharing some ideas that Josh at 2nd Wind Music Store in Fostoria, Ohio is using in his business. Josh was ...
Ah. . . Sunday afternoon. I’m not sure there is any more delicious time of the week. Just by the nature of when it falls during our seven-day week, and the way our culture has evolved, Sunday afternoon is unique. It’s a time to do what we want, to relax, perhaps, to see our friends and family. Maybe we get some food ready for the week that’s coming, putter around on household projects, or catch up on some reading or correspondence,. But whatever it is we’re on our own schedule and can make a choice of what to do. One great option is always a nap. Or so my friends who nap ...
When I was a youngster I read everything I could… including signs. I was particularly intrigued by a sign I saw on buildings in some Iowa towns: “Odd Fellows Hall.” I had heard my parents say of someone a bit different, “He’s really odd.” In my limited understanding of the world around me I wondered why odd people would have their own hall? As I gained greater understanding of the world around me I came to realize that those odd fellows were actually a fraternal organization known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows or I.O.O.F for short. Like the Moose and Elks Lodges ...
