Radio Bob

Bob made it on to Michael Medved’s show this afternoon. Michael was interviewing Burt Prelutsky, author of “Liberals: America’s Termites (It’s A Shame That Liberals, Unlike Hamsters, Don’t Eat Their Young)”. I like Medved. He invites debate and is generally upbeat. Bob called up and asked; If Liberals are the termites of America, then who … Read more

Kavoukjian’s Persian Rug House

In the early part of the 20th Century, the Oriental rug business in Minnesota was booming. Behind this huge success were the Armenians. As early as 1903, advertisements were placed in the local papers in Minneapolis to mobilize hard-working Armenian men to assist with rug repairs. Many of these early pioneers then went on to … Read more

Watching Paint Dry

Dear Nokohaha, I finally found a job. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District hired me on for the summer and sent me out to romp and stomp through the muggy marshes and swamps of the western suburbs. I was wandering around Brownie Lake last week looking for puddles and thinking to myself, ” Self, this job … Read more