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According to a website of top 10 lists they rate as mankind's greatest achievements as:#1) Travelling to the Moon#2) Mastering Flight#3) Creating Photography#4) Creating Electronic Devices#5) Creating Movies#6) Developing Tools#8) Mastering Metalworking#9) Developing Vaccines#10) Domesticating Fi...

In the Minot area if you were to ask someone what brought them to Minot the top three answers would be:#3) Oil#2) Born Here#1) The Air Force (or I'm a Military Brat)I'm sure you are aware that this Sunday is Veterans day BUT did you know there is actually National Military Brat's Day? Really! It'...

Before you go to a Convenient Care Clinic you may be interested in my story. This may not apply to everyone as I am retired, on Medicare/Medicaid and am on a fairly fixed income so DOLLARS are a factor in the story and the second factor is simply TIME. A small amount of background: Minot is a sma...

I'm pretty sure this cartoon by Timmothy Timm was inspired by all the apple pies and apple crisp we have been eating in the Timm house lately. This year we were not swamped with zucchini BUT we sure have been blessed with apples from friends and neighbors. Unlike zucchini I don't tire of apple pi...

With Veterans Day coming up at the end of the week I wanted to relay my thanks to all the young men and women who volunteer to defend this great nation.This is my second entry into the November challenge by Debe Maxwell, CRS to express (once a week during the month of November) what we are gratef...

The Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot has had a Red Panda for several years and they are very unique. Personally I had never heard of a Red Panda until they got one (BTW the zoo is about 500 feet from my home).I saw in/on the news last week that China owns all pandas in the United States and either has...

There are enough puzzling things in life that the Rubik's Cube held no fascination for me. I can proudly say it never wasted a minute of my time.I wish the same could be said about the puzzling paperwork we often have to go through as Real Estate Professionals (and Notary Public's). When I was th...

Even half asleep (or fully) certain noises or smells can wake us up. In this case Philemon heard something pleasant and he ran right to it. It was disappointing that Titus didn't offer to share.It's a big world, let's share it.Learning to share is not always easy. As a salesman for a photography ...

During the month of November I will be making a weekly post of what I am Thankful for. Each weekly installment is the result of a challenge by Debe Maxwell, CRS entitled Thankful Thoughts: ActiveRain’s November Gratitude Challenge. This is an annual challenge I really look forward to.1st and fore...

Minot North Dakota is one of only two B52 Air Force bases in the USA. The B52 is a humongous air craft that can drop more ordinance that any other plane.Just as amazing as the planes themselves are the young men who fly them. Can you imagine the pilots being in their twenties or thirties flying t...