A couple weeks ago, our friends at Popple did at event at Shannon’s parish in Jeff City, MO. They sent us this picture a couple days later, that they had found online: It reminded Orin of a similar scenario from his growing up. Visiting his family over the weekend, he dug out a newspaper clipping…
Month: October 2007
holiday, odd
Happy Halloween!
amazing, technology, travel
Orin always has to one-up Shannon
So, remember that story, like, a couple weeks ago, of Shannon getting two flat tires the day before a big weekend Oddwalk trip? Yeah, well, Oddwalk is hitting the road again this weekend, to the diocese of South Dakota, and what happens? That’s right, Orin’s car bursts into flames. No, I’m not kidding, says Orin.…
music, odd, technology
We’ve Got Garageband Too!
Jared alerted us to this site, thefump.com – now, not everything there is clean and “appropriate” shall we say, but there are some real winners, like this tune about Apple’s program for Macs called Garageband, which is a basic music editing program with loops and such in almost any style of music. Oddwalk has used…
family, odd
If You Grew Up In Rural Minnesota:
Some of these work for rural America in general, I think. Thanks to Orin’s sis, Gwynne: If You Grew Up In Rural Minnesota: · You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.· You know the difference between ‘Green’ and ‘Red’ farm machinery, and would fight with your friends on the playground over which…
odd
A Little Good News
As Orin and Erin approach their 3rd anniversary, here’s a nice story about a couple on their 27th: Couple get wedding photos after 27 years MANSFIELD, Ohio – A couple won’t mark their 27th anniversary until Thursday, but they’ve already received the perfect gift: the wedding pictures they couldn’t afford when they married as teenagers.…
holiday, odd, technology
Is it Christmas Yet?
odd
Archery Banned in Archery Park
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The city’s Archery Park may need a name change. How about No-Archery Park? Tom Draper was surprised recently when he found a sign that cited a city ordinance prohibiting bows and arrows. “Several archers that I’ve talked to are kind of in disbelief,” Draper said, who along with his bowhunting friends…