Scribbles and Bits

Here is the link, read for yourself: “Virgin Mary Seen in a Texas, Grocery Store Freezer.”

Hmmm
If all the “Nigerian” email scams were laid end to end how far would they reach? One could only speculate as all of us with an email address have received at least a dozen of these. The amazing thing to me is that there seems to be little real innovation in these spam […]

My son visited Shanghai over Christmas and Christmas symbols of the season (Christmas trees primarily) were prominent in his photos. It was hugely exciting for him, for his girlfriend, and, vicariously, for me. I’m thrilled that he has the opportunity to travel and was able to meet his girlfriend’s family.
 

My folks were born in the Western, coastal area of Finland and I am a first generation Canadian. I continue to learn about Finland’s history and culture in order to understand what my parents experienced, and also endured, particularly in the Winter War of the late 30’s and early 40’s
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Here’s some info on their hometown, Kronoby:
Kronoby […]

A rather dry spin on “Swedish Lessons.”