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A blog about our road trips on Route 66, Lincoln Highway, St. Louis, New York, Michigan, etc. (we have been to 37 States, 13 more to visit), about my love of hockey (NHL), football (NFL), coming to America, growing up in Viet Nam, humor that ain't funny and still a lot of ramblings!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

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"Big Weekend SALE - Shop Early - Extra Savings", "Jump into July with Hot Values - Celebrate the Holiday with Great Savings...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

A PENNY SAVED

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It was a new penny, and under the sun its glittering caught my eyes. I picked it up and carefully put it in my pocket after I showed my fath...
Sunday, June 24, 2007

WARNING SIGNS

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A recent article in Sunday Parade magazine entitled, "7 Symptoms men should never ignore", brought to mind a regret I have and wis...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

I'M A LOSER

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I am finally somewhat recovered from the disappointment of watching Game 5 of the Stanley Cup when the Aneheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Sen...
Monday, June 11, 2007

OH DEER (WE ARE THE PROUD GRANDPARENTS)

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We are proud to announce that our deer daughter, June, gave birth to a healthy baby. Heidi is our first deer grand-daughter. Only three days...
Monday, June 04, 2007

LET ME SHOW YOU ST. LOUIS

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I think of my nephew JL often. JL is six years old and lives in New York. I would love to spend time with JL and together we would enjoy all...
Sunday, June 03, 2007

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME

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"I am not available," I yelled out to my husband as the phone started to ring. I was trying to watch game 3 of the Stanley Cup (ho...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday

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Twenty eight years ago, May 25, 1979, my family left Viet Nam and became boat people that attracted the world's attention after the Fall...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

OH CANADA

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No, I will not attempt to make a YouTube video of me singing the Canadian anthem. I will not write about the history of Canada, the people o...
Friday, May 18, 2007

THE SIMPLE LIFE

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Yesterday while I was cutting the peppermint in our backyard, a baby rabbit jumped out of the barrel and hopped all the way to next door nei...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

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(This entry was started on May 15th and I am finally posting it today, May 29th - more than a week later.) I finally went to see Doc and the...
Monday, May 14, 2007

INTERESTING HOCKEY STORIES

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By now my adoring fans realize that I am a hockey maniac and a sport fanatic. Here are some interesting hockey stories if you care to read. ...
Saturday, May 12, 2007

SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL

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This entry is not about the movie See No Evil, Hear No Evil, a 1989 comedy film starring Gene Wilder as a deaf man and Richard Pryor as a bl...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007

RANDOM STORIES

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Here are a few random stories I saw in the newspapers: How do you spell "celebration"? Actually it was a very simple word but was ...
Saturday, May 05, 2007

WHERE AMERICA LIVES

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The Special Issue in the Sunday (May 6, 2007) Parade Magazine was about the real estate market, the hot and the lowdown, the home prices aro...
Thursday, May 03, 2007

THE BLAME GAME

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In her book "The New DON'T BLAME MOTHER - Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship", the author Paula J. Caplan, Ph. D. sugges...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

USELESS INFORMATION

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Perhaps I should change the title of this entry to Interesting Information. However, I would probably be the only one who thinks the informa...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

RECYCLING IN ST. LOUIS

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My brother came back from a two-week trip to Hong Kong and China. I was so thankful for the technology that allows us to somewhat keep in to...
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Monday, April 23, 2007

PRAYERS FOR HEALING

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I have not been able to update my blog since last Monday. The new entry I plan to write became so trivia after the terrible event took place...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MOM & DAD

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April 15, 2007 would have been my parents' 49th Wedding Anniversary. Mom told me one time that it was easy to remember their anniversary...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

CULTURE SHOCK

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By coincidence that I saw a book entitled, Culture Shock! A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Esther Wanning. The author explained ...
Sunday, April 08, 2007

NHL PLAYOFFS - ROUND 1

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I have been checking the Detroit Red Wings website for their playoffs schedule. As of this afternoon, it only listed Calgary Flames as the o...
Thursday, April 05, 2007

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS

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In keeping with the theme, I thought the saying, April showers bring May flowers, would be appropriate for the first entry of this month. (T...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

ALL ABOARD!

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I hit the buzzer when the small alarm clock on the end table next to my bed went off. I knew I had to get up and get ready for work. Normall...
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