A moment of silence

I listened to Paul Harvey when I was younger and working with my grandpa.

I was always enrapt whenever I heard him come on the air. I haven't listened to him in quite a long time.

The one positive I can say about his passing is that I'm sure Grandpa is enjoying the rest of his stories.

Oh, and and for the completely sacreligious, Paul loved him a bong (questionable audio content)

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Tall Tales

Me: Let's go work on that packet from school.

Ursa Minor: What packet?

Me: You know, the one with all of the tall tales? With that hammer guy and the others?

UM: John Henry?

Me: Yeah, and Pecos Bill and Slue Foot Sue and Paul Bunyon. And all of them.

UM: And John McCain, right?

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Happy Valentine's Day

What a wonderful Valentine's Day.

The family took a short jaunt to Chicago. Not to visit the site of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. No, we went for a delightful afternoon of Theatre.

Mouse found that the Depaul theater school was having a performance of Alice in Wonderland.

It was a good show. We all enjoyed it very much. All in all, a delightful afternoon excursion.

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