Year: 2017
Merry Christmas!
2017 Christmas eve will find me Where the lovelight gleams As another year draws to a close, I find myself with the pleasurable task of sharing with friends and family the high-and-low points of the …
The Bergquist Christmas Eve Story
There are a few things that are more-or-less given at the holiday season. One is that you will get socks and underwear from your grandparents (if you are lucky enough to still have them around …
Equal Justice Under The Law?
According to reports, the president’s attorneys have come up with a new theory as to why POTUS has done no wrong. According to this new theory, the president, as the head of the Executive Branch, …
Sunrise Photography
As my family will attest, I have always been an early riser. I have also loved photography – so sunrise photography seemed the logical choice for a hobby. I love grabbing the cameras early in …
Greetings From Frost Lake!
A Thanksgiving Story
This past weekend I was having breakfast with a friend when it happened. It didn’t surprise my friend – anyone who has known me for any length of time has probably seen me do this, …
The Fifth of November
The Fifth of November Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! ~ English Folk Verse (c.1870) This …
Greetings From Frost Lake!
Talking Past Each Other
In English (at least as it is spoken in the US) there is an idiomatic phrase “Talking Past Each Other.” The meaning of the idiom is that the people who are talking past each other …