Mar Val Food Stores, which has been serving Ripon since 1968 is announcing it’s re-grand opening “Extreme Makeover.”
As a part of the celebration, Mar Val is selling a selection of individual sodas in glass bottles including - and I couldn’t even make this up if I wanted to - “Leninade,” a lemonade soda that gets [...]
Wednesday former House Speaker Newton “Newt” Gingrich said American civilization will “decay” if English is not declared to be the nation’s official language.
“Immigrant parents want their children to compete in the core American economic system and to have the highest possible income. That inherently requires mastering English. Those people who would trap immigrants into linguistic [...]
Star Wars Battle Scene: Reenacted by hands.
Star Wars Auditions
MacGyver: The only tool you’ll ever need.
World Freehand Circle Drawing Champion
From The Love of God
By FredÂerÂick M. LehÂman, 1917:
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
O love [...]
Well, not quite yet. But in a few years we hope to have another optometrist in the family. Lyndsay’s brother, Tyler Kirk, has been accepted to the Southern California College of Optometry. Hooray for him!
My bro-in-law, Tyler, purchased a Nintendo Wii, and we’ve occasionally had the opportunity to play. The only thing I’ve had any real experience with is “Wii Sports,” the game that comes packaged with the system. It’s Tennis, Boxing, Golf, Bowling, and Baseball, and if you’re unfamiliar with the how the Wii works, it’s [...]
This is what we’ve all been waiting for:
A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England…
Two of the criminals were arrested, but in true hero style the samurai disappeared before police could speak to him.
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Sunday evening was youth group. Our junior high and senior high students are together for the time being, and it was my first time being completely in control. It was strangely natural for me to sing and shout and play loud music while the students hit ping pong balls with flyswatters.
Easy Recipe for Flyswatter [...]