tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.comments2023-09-08T07:59:15.481-07:00To Hell - and backTom Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10132241871551749788noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-35242542319483900052023-08-09T06:33:34.025-07:002023-08-09T06:33:34.025-07:00Kari Carlson currently works for WK Kellogg Founda...Kari Carlson currently works for WK Kellogg Foundation. She lives in Woodbury, MN, as do her parents, her sister, and brother-in-law. She travels the world, most recently at a conference in South Africa. Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-66208229995108046862023-08-06T20:45:21.161-07:002023-08-06T20:45:21.161-07:00Good storyGood storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-7018701556596581182023-06-08T08:11:22.571-07:002023-06-08T08:11:22.571-07:00An amazing young person! She is not in the news s...An amazing young person! She is not in the news so much today, but I hope her fire still burns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-69347574146689082102023-06-06T09:26:52.201-07:002023-06-06T09:26:52.201-07:00Enjoyed your storyEnjoyed your storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-28859662990761204502023-06-06T07:41:41.120-07:002023-06-06T07:41:41.120-07:00We can count on the same time share condo every Ap...We can count on the same time share condo every April in Fort Myers. The owners live in Montreal. I wonder why they had us move all the furniture off the Lanai and stack it in the living room? Hurricane protection? Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-47397027383452375882023-05-29T17:09:28.430-07:002023-05-29T17:09:28.430-07:00He was a really good guys, this is the honor for m...He was a really good guys, this is the honor for most of us, these normal people in the world, but it is enough. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-44119504317710368242023-05-04T06:00:19.064-07:002023-05-04T06:00:19.064-07:00How charming that I reread this today 5/4/23. Stil...How charming that I reread this today 5/4/23. Still going strong and tomorrow will be the first time I travel WITHOUT my Chris. Looking forward to the family event but can't wait to be back by his side. May the fourth be with you, dad!"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-43260324985574123572023-04-25T06:39:26.642-07:002023-04-25T06:39:26.642-07:00Denise and I have been with you since our teenage ...Denise and I have been with you since our teenage years, often at a distance. As I approach age 77, I deal with short term memory problems. Posting our travels and sharing photos on Facebook keeps us busy with the latest cellphone schemes telling us where to turn next. Tomorrow the challenge is to decide what to pack in our largest suitcases, and what will be left in the car. After a month in Ft Myers, we move northeast to Rockledge to stay a few days with a friend. We have tickets to tour the Kennedy Space Center.<br />Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-719536509370063552023-03-20T18:47:13.327-07:002023-03-20T18:47:13.327-07:00That's absolutely what happened. I was living ...That's absolutely what happened. I was living through it then. And a big rock and roll fan among other things I was a fan of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-16268650990543328462023-02-13T08:41:28.177-07:002023-02-13T08:41:28.177-07:00Well written article about a thorough scoundrel.Well written article about a thorough scoundrel.Crossville Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272104652533040379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-4130330957847905642023-02-11T06:13:41.050-07:002023-02-11T06:13:41.050-07:00Wow! Lots to digest and evaluate. We are watching ...Wow! Lots to digest and evaluate. We are watching Person of Interest which concerns a mega computer that can access all cameras connected to any computer. Using this and the data compiled by computers it is all out there. The show is about 10 years old. To go back to a much older show. The Prisoner from the 1960s had an island community completely surveillance and controlled. I guess George Orwell led them all in nightmare prediction.Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-84814826396296736292023-01-30T08:22:33.807-07:002023-01-30T08:22:33.807-07:00On our Statue of Liberty outside the county courto...On our Statue of Liberty outside the county courtouse, we put up quotes from important US historical figures. They all concerned the separation of Church and State. We missed this one. Thanks for writing and sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-72576223500424773742022-12-27T01:00:29.893-07:002022-12-27T01:00:29.893-07:00Nostalgic impressions, so cool;) Nostalgic impressions, so cool;) Einhellerhttps://maehroboter-testsieger.de/einhell-maehroboter-test/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-30590077432297962682022-12-03T13:42:00.741-07:002022-12-03T13:42:00.741-07:00I thought it was halftime at a Stanford football g...I thought it was halftime at a Stanford football game when the Stanford band refused to leave after halftime performance about 1959. I thought Don McClean was referring to that instance about the same time Holly’s plane crashedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-19712924594490495442022-10-17T06:47:58.961-07:002022-10-17T06:47:58.961-07:00Great post and again Happy 50th Wedding Anniversar...Great post and again Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary my friend. We indeed belong to a very rare group of still married people.<br />RolfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-57244626158315281802022-10-06T08:22:59.277-07:002022-10-06T08:22:59.277-07:00Happy Anniversary to you tooHappy Anniversary to you tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-68503289681673065992022-09-08T10:30:48.295-07:002022-09-08T10:30:48.295-07:00Yes
Yes<br />Crossville Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272104652533040379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-30880953495051818182022-06-27T12:02:45.464-07:002022-06-27T12:02:45.464-07:00I really enjoyed reading this post, I always appre...I really enjoyed reading this post, I always appreciate topics like this being discussed to us. <a href="https://transportinghorses.com/" rel="nofollow">US Equine Transport</a> Thanks for sharing.<br />Private tutor Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863046080947868228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-87456573422854852272022-05-30T14:36:29.947-07:002022-05-30T14:36:29.947-07:00Wow!That was uplifting and much needed. Thanks for...Wow!That was uplifting and much needed. Thanks for writing and posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-91835078595877844232022-05-25T11:06:38.338-07:002022-05-25T11:06:38.338-07:00The Portuguese crown expelled the Jesuits in 1759,...The Portuguese crown expelled the Jesuits in 1759, France made them illegal in 1764, and Spain and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies took other repressive action in 1767. Opponents of the Society of Jesus achieved their greatest success when they took their case to Rome. Although Pope Clement XIII refused to act against the Jesuits, his successor, Pope Clement XIV, issued a brief abolishing the order in 1773. The society’s corporate existence was maintained in Russia, where political circumstances—notably the opposition of Catherine II the Great—prevented the canonical execution of the suppression. The demand that the Jesuits take up their former work became so insistent that in 1814 Pope Pius VII reestablished the society. <br />https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jesuits<br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132241871551749788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-43806135088446413372022-05-25T11:01:03.808-07:002022-05-25T11:01:03.808-07:00Fermín de Francisco Lasuén de Arasqueta (Vitoria (...Fermín de Francisco Lasuén de Arasqueta (Vitoria (Spain), 7 June 1736 – Mission de San Carlos (California), 26 June 1803) was a Basque[1] Franciscan missionary to Alta California president of the Franciscan missions there, and founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferm%C3%ADn_de_Lasu%C3%A9n<br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132241871551749788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-84032220835159518612022-04-30T15:55:32.272-07:002022-04-30T15:55:32.272-07:00Great coverage of Beltane. If you visit Ireland, g...Great coverage of Beltane. If you visit Ireland, go to a historic hilltop north of Dublin, called Knowth en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KnowthDave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-13981623628316411522022-04-23T15:45:39.490-07:002022-04-23T15:45:39.490-07:00Baha'is don't cremate. A few have mentione...Baha'is don't cremate. A few have mentioned a green burial. There is a green space in Inver Grove. We explored Denise's ancestry buried at Calvary Cemetery where all the graves face the St. Paul Cathedral. Catholic only. Oakland Cemetery has quite a few Baha'is. That's my preference, though I qualify at Ft. Snelling. Once, I assisted with preparation of the body at a funeral home in Duluth. The women knew what to do. After washing the body, it is wrapped in a silk shroud. <br /><br />Remember Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come? I wonder if we will have any awareness of those we left behind. Or, maybe an assignment to assist individuals, such as guardian angels. <br />On the negative, I say too often, I have at most 15 more years. Some of my male Carlson cousins have made it to 93 years.<br /><br />I had recent dreams of my parents having a good time at a magnificent retreat. My mother said, "What are you doing here! It's not your time."Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-12074794846788528752022-04-20T06:29:24.536-07:002022-04-20T06:29:24.536-07:00As always, you provide thorough documentation.
I...As always, you provide thorough documentation. <br />In contrast to the mega-churches (Texas for example), consider Baptism River Church in Finland, MN. Sunday services may have as many as 25 people in attendance. Few are Lutheran. <br /><br />A friend of ours was just installed as Pastor, in time for Easter. Deborah Birkland. She is 73 years old.<br />Another friend, a Quaker, acted as pastor for several months.<br />Even we Baha'is were welcome to attend services.Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431976391999907996.post-873579942815303792022-01-31T07:56:21.581-07:002022-01-31T07:56:21.581-07:00I went to a few book club meetings at the Silver B...I went to a few book club meetings at the Silver Bay library, when an author gave a presentation. Denise attends book club at Woodbury libraries. Of course, Denise and Rebecca are librarians. My favorite recent presentations have featured Sinclair Louis ant the Minnesota Historical Society. Lunch with the curator. Currently, I'm on book 6 of 15 in the Wheel of Time series. Dave Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145397365650729455noreply@blogger.com