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Musings aged in an old casing for more than a half century for optimal flavor in every word.

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Action Movie Star

April 15, 2020May 26, 2020 Chris G Thelen4 Comments

If this was a movie, this is the part where I would calmly leap from the tractor a second before it explodes in a ball of fire. I would then roll on the ground and stand up without ever losing my mirrored sunglasses. But this wasn’t a movie, this was reality.

Memories · The Last Half Century

Teaching Respect with the “Board of Education”

April 1, 2020May 26, 2020 Chris G Thelen2 Comments

Sometimes I think of my second grade teacher and what she would have to say about society today. I wonder if she would use more than words on some people to instill a little respect for one another.

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The Wonder of Fashion Trends

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Chris G Thelen1 Comment

Maybe it was just a style that eventually went out of fashion or just pure practicality, but for some reason when I was in grade school all the kids wore bread wrappers on their feet. Not as footwear, but over our socks before we put our feet into our winter boots. I remember the floor… Continue reading The Wonder of Fashion Trends

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When Wishes Come True

March 11, 2020February 29, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

Today’s watches have nothing over the cool watch I had in grade school. That lunar watch was at the top of my Christmas list underlined and circled.

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The Cows Shared Our Swimming Pool

January 22, 2020January 16, 2020 Chris G ThelenLeave a comment

Who needs a swimming pool when you have a cow tank? That’s what we thought when I was a kid. But we never told our mom — until now.

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