Lost In The Midwest

A Westerners Views Of Life In The Midwest

ohsillyme

ohsillyme
Location
Chicagoland, Mine, For better or Worse
Birthday
May 30
Company
not too often
Bio
Misplaced Westerner. Lover of mountains, desert, sagebrush,good music,and life. Some school, some work, Much Learning. Thrice Married- Twice Divorced

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MAY 30, 2009 5:48PM

Today is Memorial Day !

 100_1325    Today, May 30th is the Real Memorial Day.  Oh yeah, sure the calender  shows that the 4th Monday in May to be the correct day. Yet that same calendar notates it as the Observed Memorial Day. In fact I have several calendars that say the same thing. And these… Read full post »

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MAY 18, 2009 1:19PM

The Great Nevada Beer Bust Of 1968

This was a comment to  a post by Ocularnervosa on about proms and keggers. I thought in retrospect it was a good blog on its own.

Small towns in central Nevada of the late 60s to early 70s had the same type of parties. Seems to be a fairly universal happening.… Read full post »

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MAY 14, 2009 8:31AM

Lost In The Midwest

scan0001      I am a Westerner. I hail from that part of the United States known as the Great Basin. Cool name . . .  Great Basin  . . . Ahhh ! ! !   Now why is it called the Great Basin?  In the 200,000 square miles  that make up t… Read full post »

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MAY 9, 2009 8:49AM

Thanks, To You, Mom !

Mom and Dad      Thank-you Mom for, well, being my Mom. It is  said a person can choose their friends but not their family. If I had the chance to pick a mother it would have been you Mom. I know you may never see this, well at least not right away , since you… Read full post »

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