January 2021


Bye Bye Cousin COVID!

Bye Bye Cousin COVID! I saw a plaque hanging on my Aunt Ida Lea’s wall when I was a kid.  It said, “All our guests bring pleasure, some by coming, others by leaving.”  That’s definitely…


Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood On December 20, 1980, nineteen-year-old Jean Hilliard was returning to her parents’ home in Lengby, Minnesota.  She was driving through rural northwestern Minnesota after visiting friends.  Hilliard had started home around midnight,…


Crazy Cousin C Creeps in

Crazy Cousin C Creeps in Coronavirus-19 was first detected in the United States on January 20, 2020.  It was brought in by a U.S. citizen returning from a trip to Wuhan, China, to his home…


Three Men and Baby

Three Men and Baby Fans of the motion picture, Three Men and a Baby, which came out in 1987 and starred Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, and Nancy Travis may be disappointed to find…