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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 623 days ago | Hardy Boysbook summaries hardy boys
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 585 days ago | Classic Halloween Cartoonsbetty boop halloween cartoon
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 575 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 1605 days ago | bob rossartist bob ross
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 1509 days ago | Really bad photographybad photographs
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 623 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 623 days ago | A Soldier's Silent Nighta soldier's silent night
Three Cups of Tea 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 1793 days ago | Three Cups of Teabutter tea pakistan
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 623 days ago | A Christmas Storya christmas story house
Simply Awful Halloween Costumes 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 624 days ago | Simply Awful Halloween Costumesadult halloween costumes
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 1300 days ago | Recycling ink cartridgesbrother ink cartridges recycle
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 199 days ago | Classic Christmas Commercialschristmas commercials
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 619 days ago | Napoleon Dynamitekip napoleon dynamite
Crafts for Kids
Arts and crafts with kids is a great way to spend time with your kids.  Your kids don't even realize that they might even be learning something while they...
Updated 1317 days ago | craftsart and craft for kids
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 623 days ago | Pirate Funhe's a pirate
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 563 days ago | Maypomaypo
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 623 days ago | Yes Virginia, there is a Christmaschristmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas was nominated for an Acadamy Award for Visual Effects and was also the first stop-motion feature film to be produced on such a...
Updated 623 days ago | The Nightmare Before Christmasa nightmare before christmas
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 1586 days ago | Chernobylchernobyl
My Favorite Christmas Songs
There is nothing like a favorite old Christmas song to take you back down Nostalgia Avenue.  When you hear the first few notes of an old favorite song you...
Updated 571 days ago | Christmas Songschristmas song
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