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Seven Days, Seven Photos.
My sister-in-law tagged me in social media to take part in the “Seven day, seven photo" challenge. Normally, I do not partake in these – but it was a short challenge (only 7 days) and had minimal...
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The Birdhouse
This is not just an ordinary birdhouse. This was a birdhouse that was handmade by my paternal grandfather for me. It is at least 43 years old.While my grandfather was still alive he made a set of...
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Honora and Her Irish Spinning Wheel
Since I was a young lad I have been what you may call an "ancestry nerd". I have fond memories of my first “family tree project” in junior high school, and even fonder memories of spending time with...
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FOF Observation #32
The "FOF Observations" are a series of "Perpetual Posts" where I will share with you, my readers, short little "one line" observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a...
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World Radio Day - 2018
This was my first year knowing about, and therefore celebrating "World Radio Day". It came across my Facebook feed from one of the many radio groups I belong to... (Shortwave, Antennas, Antique...
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FOF Observation #33
The "FOF Observations" are a series of "Perpetual Posts" where I will share with you, my readers, short little "one line" observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a...
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Fifty Years
FIFTY years ago today, two people (who would later become the best Mom and Dad in the world) got married. This set in motion the events that later would result in a wonderful childhood filled with...
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The Old School – St. John the Baptist Jordan, MN
The St. John the Baptist School has stood as an iconic structure in the historic downtown area and a landmark in the city of Jordan Minnesota. It is difficult to fathom just how many students have...
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TWENTY FIVE YEARS
In seven of the past thirteen years that The Life of a Father of Five has existed, I have made an acknowledgement of my anniversary to the woman who makes my life, our family, (and by default, this...
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Open Letter - Political Advertising
This is an “open letter” to all the politicians across the nation. This open letter applies to all Republicans, Democrats, (capitol I) Independents, (lowercase i) independents, or candidates from any...
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Volleyball
Tonight, a chapter of The Life of a Father of Five has closed. I have not been regularly posting for a number of years now. One of the reasons I have not been blogging is because of how “busy” our...
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Observation #34
The "FOF Observations" are a series of "Perpetual Posts" where I will share with you, my readers, short little "one line" observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a...
View ArticleIs it AUGUST already?
To say that my motivation for blogging has been "compromised" (?) over the past few years is truly an understatement. I look back on the stats, and going from a high of 183 in one single year, to...
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Mimi
First day at our house - Aug 20, 2006 (photos).Last day at our house - Oct 24, 2019-------------------------------------------------Rest peacefully Meemers... And thanks for the good years.July 7, 2006...
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Crib… 2019
Wow. I have not done a “crib” shot (at least hear on The Life of a Father of Five) since 2008.Last time I did a “crib” shot – it was a photo of my house just before winter. After all the “fall clean...
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(One of the Many) Tastes of my Childhood
It is commonly said that smells trigger memories of people, places, and things past. I certainly can confirm this phenomenon, but I’d like to add (at least for me) that certain TASTES also trigger...
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A Heavenly Birthday
I have been using some "down time" lately, and working on, updating, and filling in some of the blanks and gaps I have in my ancestry research. It was while working on some research last night, I was...
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The Story Behind My Tattoo
Well, this Father of Five just joined the “inked” club. Yes, you heard that right. I got my first tattoo last week, and here is the story how it came to fruition. Approximately seven years ago, #2...
View ArticleIt happened....
It finally happened. After sixteen years of blogging (more like 15 or less, when you factor in the gaps) - but after sixteen years, I have finally hit the point that I have gone MORE THAN AN ENTIRE...
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I've been feeling sort of nostalgic for the days when blogging was in it's glory days - and I (along with several others) routinely kept up our blogs, and connected, and even got in touch with one...
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A Small But Nostalgic Project
As a "nostalgic" sort of fella, I look back at my first job with great fondness. I spent almost nine years as an employee of a small, local family-owned hardware store. I look back at those years with...
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Two Years or Forty-Three Years?
I told myself I would actually write a BLOG post about this when I finally accomplished this task. It will be a long one, but if you stick with it, I promise to have a reward for you at the end.My...
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Moe the cat.
After a long and quite entertaining run, our cat Moe crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday. I would be lying if I said that I have not had a little "back and forth" moments with our last two cats - but...
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In looking over the statistics of The Life of a Father of Five it was glaringly obvious that I have not made any sort of MEANINGFUL posts or updates to our lives in four (?), five (?), even six (?)...
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The end of an era?
It's been YEARS since I bought a compact disc, but today I pre-ordered what I suspect will likely be the last physical CD I will ever purchase. Nearly 38 years ago (1986) I purchased my FIRST compact...
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