Moose and Ink

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Overheard during last nights GURPs World War II RPG that a group of us play: Matt : What war are we playing?  World War One? Jon: World War 1.5. Jay: Yeah, that’s the patched war. Matt: Oh!  That’s where they fixed the Italian ally issue, right? Jay: Yup! Matt: I…

If anyone had told me as a kid that someday I’d walk through a farmer’s market and say “Hey!  Asparagus!  Let’s get some!”, I’d call them a bit on the nuts side.  For Christ’s sakes, it’s not only a vegetable but a rather odd looking one and it takes three…

Six years ago, Steph and I had the honor of visiting France. One of our specific destinations was the Normandy Beaches since my grandfather landed there and … well, it’s Normandy.  Too much of history is lost but something tells me this one event will not.  The most incredible thing…

Well, Steph has assured me that Flying Squirrels will not attack so it looks like we’re going to Glacier National Park in late July, maybe early August.  At this stage, it usually becomes my mission in life to learn as much information about the trip and all the cities we…

There have been times when I’ve been tempted to strap my Forerunner 405 to the cat to see just how much he moves each day.  Then I realize, Garmin GPS is only accurate to about 3 meters.  I think I need something more accurate.

Norway Week continues for me here. One of my students, Brett, went to Norway for a J-Term trip this year.  During that time, I watched his fish and remarkably didn’t kill it.  In gratitude, Brett bought me a present and delivered it to me yesterday.  It’s a wonderful little Viking…

Uff Da, Ole and Sven!  Break out da lutefiske! This seems to be the week of Norway for me.  The Simpson’s on Sunday night had a story revolving around immigrants who sounded and acted awfully Norwegian.  Being that we live in a town founded by Norwegian immigrants and having experience…