Grandpa Knew What He was Talking About
Michigan is a Prime Target of Terrorist Attacks? Old people like to tell stories and my granpda was no exception. He didn’t usually make up stories, but sometimes it was obvious that he had gotten his information from a single source a single time and you didn’t always know how right or wrong he was. One such story Grandpa used to tell me about how Michigan was a prime terrorist targets because the US had radio towers there to control the nuclear sub fleet. I always thought that was weird, because wouldn’t the army have more than one radio station?…Read the Rest
Being Prepared versus Being Resourceful
“Be prepared for what?” someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, “Why, for any old thing.” said Baden-Powell. (source) A good test to see if someone understands the difference between being prepared and being resourceful is to tell or show them how to start a fire with a 9-volt battery and some steel wool. People who understand the difference between preparedness and resourcefulness will think it is neat and tuck the method away in their mind in case they ever happen to need it. Those who don’t understand the difference will take the battery and steel wool and tuck…Read the Rest
Moore’s Ramblings : Other People’s Work
A couple of experiences lately reminded me that it is difficult to understand what people are doing. Throwing Books The second experience was more entertaining, so I’ll mention it first. We were about to read scriptures as a family, like we do every night, when Ryan took his kid’s illustrated Book of Mormon and threw it on Caroline’s lap from 1/2 way across the living room. Caroline was startled, and we both asked him “why did you do that!?” at the same time. He quickly said “Mommy, you threw your Book of Mormon on the couch!”. A few days ago,…Read the Rest
What on Earth is a Matzo ball?
Having grown up in rural northern Michigan, my exposure to Jews, Jewish culture and Jewish food was limited to the Dreidel song by Raffi, the Hanukkah song by Adam Sandler and what I read in the Bible. Not exactly an in depth cultural exposure. Last night I attended a seder for the first time. In the last week I did more reading about Jewish traditions and doctrine than I think I ever have, which led me to reflect on how little I knew about it growing up. That train of thought led me to think about my first encounter with…Read the Rest
A trip to Grandpa’s camp
I have a lot of fond memories of my grandpa. As we cleaned out his house something reminded me of a trip I took out to his camp when I was a kid. The details are a little fuzzy, but here are the impressions that remain. To get to the land we rode in his big red van. I got to sit on a wooden box with a padded top and play with the 8-track machine. There might have been a seatbelt attached to the box, I can’t remember. At least one four wheeler was in the van, and maybe…Read the Rest
Vintage Gillette Safety Razors
I like old things, especially tools and things that are still useful and usable. Things like these these Gillette safety razors I found at a junk/antique store in Ironwood this weekend. From front to back: 1964 — Gillette Tech Travel Safety Razor, it came in what turned out to be the women’s travel case, though the same razor was also sold in a men’s case. 1917 — Milady Decollete Gold Gillette Safety Razor 1917 — this one is supposedly gold plated. This one was probably the nicest for shaving of the ones I picked up. It was solidly built and…Read the Rest