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  • Why Choose Dentistry? A Humorous Perspective

    How does someone choose to be a dentist? I mean no disrespect, I’ve spent plenty of time in the chair, but it’s a little like choosing to be a proctologist, just at the other end. Really. Now that I think about it, a proctologist just might have an edge. I can’t imagine staring into mouths… Read more

  • Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 29: Bones

    Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 29: Bones

    Sixteen months doesn’t really seem like a long time. One summer, one Halloween, one Thanksgiving, one Christmas. The new year is not so new and will soon join the list of forgotten others. For close friends of Sylvia Meisner, months have been years. One day Maple Valley folks were happy, greeting each other, opening their… Read more

  • Murder and Fugue in G Flat Minor

    The sound reached a fevered pitch and the shroud of the great hall quivered. Oppressive chandeliers swayed. Resident rodents halted their scampering. “Stop!! Stop!!”, Maestro screamed. “This disaster cannot go on!! Do you impostors, I will not call you musicians! Do you impostors know anything about the tools you hold in your hands?!” Silence like… Read more

  • Mistakes to Avoid When Using HO Scale Figures

    Mistakes to Avoid When Using HO Scale Figures

    I ordered a package of one hundred HO scale people. Having never purchased so many figures at the same time before, I didn’t realize there would be so many duplicates. No worries, I just made sure I didn’t place a bunch of the same ones in a small area. The second mistake I made was… Read more

  • Adding People to the Maple Valley Model Railroad

    Adding People to the Maple Valley Model Railroad

    I ordered a package of one hundred HO scale people. Having never purchased so many figures at the same time before, I didn’t realize there would be so many duplicates. No worries, I just made sure I didn’t place a bunch of the same ones in a small area. The second mistake I made was… Read more

  • Miss Steverman’s 2nd Grade Class

    1960. Weiss Elementary School, Saginaw, Michigan. The school was directly across the street from the subdivision where I lived. Miss Cheiswahl was our principal, Mrs. Scheisberger was the secretary. Mr. Kerkey was the custodian and also the crossing guard who helped us cross Weiss Street safely. Those were the days when we ate in our… Read more