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Enjoying life in a small town in Michigan. I am a dad who works from home to raise my kids and I love every minute of it.

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Hardy Boys Hardy Boys
I first began reading The Hardy Boys series when I stumbled on my dad's collection of Hardy Boy books from his childhood.  He had about the first 20 in...
Updated 516 days ago | Hardy Boysbook summaries hardy boys
Classic Christmas Cartoons Classic Christmas Cartoons
Remember when you had to actually wait until the last two or three weeks before Christmas to see a Christmas cartoon on television? Shoot, now they start playing...
Updated 468 days ago | Christmas Cartoonschristmas cartoons
Bob Ross Bob Ross
Although I never tried to paint, I always loved watching Bob Ross painting his "happy little trees" and creating beautiful landscape paintings. ...
Updated 1497 days ago | bob rossartist bob ross
Classic Halloween Cartoons Classic Halloween Cartoons
Why feature Classic Halloween Cartoons? I love the old black and white cartoons.  They just set that proper mood with the shadowy darkness inherent to black...
Updated 478 days ago | Classic Halloween Cartoonsbetty boop halloween cartoon
Veggie Tales Veggie Tales
VeggieTales are great videos that deliver a message that both kids and adults should hear. VeggieTales started out in 1993 by taking a Bible verse and building...
Updated 516 days ago | Veggie Talesbob the tomato
A Soldier's Silent Night A Soldier's Silent Night
Originally titled "Merry Christmas, My Friend" and written by Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt in 1987.  The audio recording was done by Father...
Updated 516 days ago | A Soldier's Silent Nighta soldier's silent night
A Christmas Story A Christmas Story
I watch A Christmas Story at least once a year around Christmas.  The cult classic has gained status as one of the most loved and watched Christmas movies...
Updated 516 days ago | A Christmas Storya christmas story house
Recycle Ink Cartridges Recycle Ink Cartridges
That is nearly One Million Ink Cartridges per Day! That figure is unacceptable! In order to reduce the number of ink cartridges that end up in the trash we...
Updated 1192 days ago | Recycling ink cartridgesbrother ink cartridges recycle
Really Bad Photography Really Bad Photography
I was digging through a box of stuff from my childhood while cleaning the basement and came across this batch of photos. I can't remember how old I was when...
Updated 1401 days ago | Really bad photographybad photographs
Classic Christmas Commercials Classic Christmas Commercials
It may sound funny, but a classic Christmas commercial will transport me back in time to my childhood just as quickly as a Christmas Song, Christmas Movie, or...
Updated 91 days ago | Classic Christmas Commercialschristmas commercials
Three Cups of Tea
"Failure is not falling down, it is staying down."  I read that on the sign of a church a while back and it truly applies to Greg Mortenson. ...
Updated 1686 days ago | Three Cups of Teabutter tea pakistan
Classic Toys
As a parent, one of my favorite things to do is play with my kids. And the best part about playing with my kids is getting to play with some of the toys that...
Updated 1535 days ago | Classic Toysboard games for kids
Simply Awful Halloween Costumes
For all the wrong reasons.  It was pretty easy to find a collection of photos of really bad Halloween Costumes.  The difficult part was knowing when...
Updated 516 days ago | Simply Awful Halloween Costumesadult halloween costumes
Maypo
The famous catchphrase from the old black and white commercials is remembered by numerous adults who were kids in the 1950s when Maypo came into existence....
Updated 456 days ago | Maypomaypo
Napoleon Dynamite
Moon boot wearing, Liger drawing, funky dancing Napoleon Dynamite seems to live in a world all his own.  Explore his small Idaho town with the Quirky Quixote-esque...
Updated 511 days ago | Napoleon Dynamitekip napoleon dynamite
Chernobyl
Homes, toys, money, possessions, and for some - family members were all left behind after April 26, 1986 when the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl melted down and...
Updated 1479 days ago | Chernobylchernobyl
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas is a classic that tops my list of favorite Christmas cartoons.  First of all, I love the Peanuts characters and comic strip that...
Updated 463 days ago | A Charlie Brown Christmasa charlie brown christmas
Yes Virginia, there is a Christmas
One morning back in 2005 I had had it with all of the Happy Holidays and holiday programs and holiday trees.  Fortified with a cup of coffee I wrote the...
Updated 516 days ago | Yes Virginia, there is a Christmaschristmas
Pirate Fun
What is it about pirates that bring out the kid in all of us?  From games to movies to costumes it seems like playing at being a pirate is always a good...
Updated 516 days ago | Pirate Funhe's a pirate
It's A Wonderful Life
I must confess.  I cry at the ending of this movie every year when I watch it.  The message of prayer, faith, and the un-measurable value of true friends...
Updated 463 days ago | Its A Wonderful Lifedonna reed
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