We have been learning about Charlie Hettling, the firstborn of five children born to Agnes (Jacobson) and Floyd Hettling, and his early life on the family farm between Minneota and Taunton. As Charlie reached school age, his folks introduced him to the local country school. “I went to ...
My wife and I recently received the sad news that our friend Dave Vincent has passed away. Dave was one of the most interesting people we’ve ever met. I became acquainted with Dave when he was working for a major advertising firm. Most of his job involved doing PR work for a major ...
I used to consider myself a good chess player, capable of figuring things out, even thinking a few moves ahead, and having a strategy and a backup as well when I played more often with my dad, or the kids in school as I grew up. Now that I play the game with my own boys, who both have a ...
ICYMI, acronyms are a part of our everyday world. Now do you know what acronyms are? Well, just in case you don't know, an acronym is defined as a word formed by combining the initial letters of a multipart word. For instance, ICYMI stands for “in case you missed it.” Over the years, I've run into many acronyms, as I'm sure you have, too. If you were in the military, you certainly knew what SNAFU meant. ASAP is used in many circumstances from medical and law enforcement activities telling you to get something done immediately. I like LOL — it tickles my funny bone. Recently, ...
I used to consider myself a good chess player, capable of figuring things out, even thinking a few moves ahead, and having a strategy and a backup as well when I played more often with my dad, or the kids in school as I grew up. Now that I play the game with my own boys, who both have a ...
