Category: Boy Stuff
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Fun with Radon Gas
Our house is in an area that is known for having a lot of Radon gas in the soil. So, I did some research. I read: https://www.aarst.org/proceedings/2009/COLD_CLIMATE_RADON_MITIGATIONS_A_CANADIANS_PERSPECTIVE.pdf I looked at this information too: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/indoorair/radon/ This is where we found a list of qualified Radon Mitigation companies. Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the soil…
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The Mystery Of The Dog Food In The Boot
We all have a story or two about a confrontation with a mischief of mice, or just one. The saga of the oven in the shack in Sweden, Maine circa 1975 would put you off baking. There have been numerous sightings of mouse nests in ski boots carelessly stored in garages, and all that that…
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The Lord Of The Ring
I never asked my potential father in law, permission to marry his daughter. I asked She Wo Must Be Obeyed to marry me. After the begging and promising to shine her shoes for the rest of my life she finally said yes. We then jumped into my ’64 Olds Vista Cruiser and drove from K.C.…
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Compost
It is that time of year when the leaves change hue. It is beautiful sight to see the Maple tree in our front yard show off to all of the other trees in the neighborhood. The Maple in the back yard is a bit more conservative in it’s coloring and draws far less attention to…
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Fair Hills Resort 2014
Fair Hills Resort on Pelican Lake Near Detroit Lakes Minnesota July 12-19, 2014 Here are my musings from our stay at Fair Hills Resort last week. We had not been back for ten years. We had a great time again. July 12, 2014 We just had dinner and now I am sitting on a cardboard…
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A Pair of Couples
This mostly really happened. A handsome couple came into the bike shop wanting to buy a gift certificate for one of their mothers for her birthday. The idea was to get moms bicycle tuned up. They figured a gift certificate was a safer bet than stealing moms bike from her garage. and hoping she didn’t…
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Lobster Boy
I enjoy eating crustaceans. The Alien ( my Mother ) claims that I could field strip a lobster by myself at four years of age. Believe that if you will. In days gone by our family would vacation in Old Orchard Beach, Maine almost every summer. That’s where I learned to love seafood. At low tide…
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Tube Steak Trouble
Back when I was a boy, our family would watch the TV show, F Troop. It was a western spoof set in the 1860’s. In the show there were hapless soldiers and a Native American tribe called the Hekawi Indians. They would all be involved in half-baked schemes. Their chief, Wild Eagle would always say…