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• on Apr 23, 2013
  Mourning Stamps and Covers               Among people of European background, the color black is usually regarded as the color of mourning from the hanging of black crepe during the 19th c...
• Scrabbled!
  on Apr 17, 2013
       Remember the old table version of Scrabble?      As I have mentioned before on this blog, I have a toy collection and in it are two versions of the Scrabble Board game. This history of this game like man...
• Sickle Cell Disease and Forensics.
  on Apr 16, 2013
        There is a current legal case playing out in the local Milwaukee news media. A 21 year old man in the city of Milwaukee had been jailed due to unpaid parking tickets. He had no previous criminal record. On the day that...
• Time Tells the Truth
  on Jan 24, 2013
  Time Tells the Truth    Some folks would like its art deco look, even now, in 2013. The electric clock was about 5 inches high and 9 inches wide. Its case was a warm mahogany colored wood, worn smooth by the hands reaching behi...
• Mystery Photo 20: Khajaraho, India, home of Chandelal Empire temples.
  on Jan 22, 2013
       The photos seen in my post of Mystery Photos #20 are from the Indian village of Khajaraho in the northern central state of Madhya Pradesh. (On our trip our itinerary in brief was as follows: Delhi, flew to Vara...
• Mystery Photo 20: Shocking Monuments!
  on Nov 28, 2012
       I certainly didn't know about this place until we visited it on one of our trips. I challenge you to just pick the country of location for this famous temple. If you know the country, then you might also know the name of the...
• A wonderful old toy: the Blackboard Easel
  on Nov 26, 2012
       In my toy collection, I have two blackboard easels that I love. You may recognize this toy from your grandparents, parents or your own childhood. I have one that belonged to my mother which probably dates to the 1920s. I rece...
• An Aboriginal piece of art: Explanation
  on Nov 21, 2012
  Sunset in the Australian Outback      When we were in Australia, visiting the outback and Uluru, especially at Alyce Springs, we came across some Aborigines people who had set up some of their art laying on the ground for sale to...
• Hovde's Ad: 8 Things You Need to Know About Obama - 620 WTMJ - Milwaukee's Source for Local News and Weather
  on Nov 1, 2012
  My readers, as you have seen in reading my blog over the years, I have never posted anything political. But this election for President of the US is so very very important for the future of our country, I can not remain silent. I am a fiscal conserva...
• Medical benefits: the Didgeridoo
  on Oct 27, 2012 in sleep music medical treatment medicine Australia
  My fine instrument -- the didgeridoo     Who would have thought it? This week I attended the Medical Grand Rounds at CSM, the hospital where I practiced. The topic of the lecture was: Sleep Apnea: a Complete Look at Advanced Diagnosi...

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