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Alice Skadsberg: The sights and sounds of spring
Here we go. I went to bed last night and got up this morning to the sweet sounds of birds outside my window. I love that sound. I also woke up to the sun shining. I love that as well. I also could open up the windows in the house for some fresh air.
Yeah!
The air smelled of dampness and yet fresh at ...
Alice Skadsberg: Then and Now
I am 66 years old and in the last couple of months I have had the opportunity to review my past, thus the Then and Now title.
What do you mean by that pray tell, you say. Well! Here goes.
As I said I have had recent opportunity to compare the then and now of my personal history. I have had several ...
Alice Skadsberg: Is it aging or relaxing?
Here I am again talking about this getting older and retirement thing.
In the last week I have had the opportunity to get together with two groups of women that have been and continue to be a part of my life. I met all of these gals through my working years as a nurse. Most of us are retired, some for ...
Alice Skadsberg: The Wizard of Oz
I recently had the opportunity to take in the latest version of the Wizard of Oz on the big screen.
The Wiz was the typical flim flam man and the witches were deliciously evil, of course. It was different than the original but entertaining nonetheless. I bring this up because I then went home and a ...
Alice Skadsberg: Charity donations versus paying it forward
Here I go again with the paying it forward.
A friend of mine recently e-mailed me about a dog story that had to do with my paying it forward. She had seen it in the Herald and News Tribune recently. She claimed the story unfolded because of my recent blog about the paying it forward stuff I am doing. ...
Alice Skadsberg: The good ole days
I have an older cousin who lives in the Twin Cities. He was coming to Duluth with his daughter for business. He wanted me to e-mail him directions to the church our fathers were confirmed and baptized in. He also wanted directions to the old family home and the cemetery much of our family is buried in. ...
Alice Skadsberg: Free time. What the heck is that?
We hear it all the time. These days we all lead fast paced and hectic lives with very little free time. I have always thought that an odd statement. Free, meaning at no cost, time, meaning the minutes ticking away. There are even seminars on how to better use your “free” (there it is again) ...
Alice Skadsberg: Valentine’s Day
Here it is, “The” romantic holiday of the year. A Thursday right — in the middle of the work week.
The advertizing has been endless and the prices of the gift you could give are atrocious. Come on people, we have huge numbers of unemployment or at the very least, cuts in hours and ...
Alice Skadsberg: You never know
Interesting title, isn’t it? I based it on a recent experience I had.
A lady I used to work with died this last week. She was several years younger than I am, and I had not seen her in a while. She had battled health issues off and on for the last few years. Some of our work friends got together ...
Alice Skadsberg: Do onto others as you would have done to you
What does the title to this column mean exactly?
I was taught that you should give to others on a regular basis. I was also taught to be kind to others less fortunate. I was told this in Sunday School, regular school, and at home. The at home part was mostly learned by example. My dad would get an extra ...
