My Mother’s best friend, Dallas (Matherly) Fallert, passed away. Dallas was a force of nature. With all her energy and enthusiasm, it’s hard to imagine her gone. Together, she and my Mom got into a lot of mischief 😉
May she rest in peace…Below is her obituary from the Visalia Times-Delta.
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Jim (Jimmer) Reddekopp, a dear friend of my wife, passed away recently. Jimmer and his family owned and operated the Hawaiian Vanilla Co. farm/restaurant in Hawaii. Our family visited once, and it was one of the most memorable vacation experiences I’ve ever had–and a big part of that was dear Jimmer. He was a positive force of nature. So enthusiastic about life, his family, his work, and his faith. A dear human being. Inconceivable that he’s gone. Below is the announcement made by his wife Tracy.
…By the start of the first chorus to Take You Home by Scars on 45, I can feel the tears well up for some reason. Not sure why I have such a quick, emotional response, but I guess sometimes art does that to you. …
At some point, while submariner Mikhail Averin waited at the bottom of the Bering Sea to be rescued, he wrote this short letter to his wife.
Found this thread of old insults while browsing reddit post What old insults need to make a comeback? My favorite contribution was a long list of insults from famous politicians, authors and the like curated by redditor Jesse_James.
I took my car into a Toyota dealership some weeks ago for a repair I thought Toyota should pay for. After stating I knew my car trouble was not the service rep’s fault, I noted that I did think Toyota should be asked to pay for the service. How the service rep. replied has stuck with me ever since. …
It’s like all the self-help bits of advice curated into one twelve item list…that repeats the f-word a lot. In case the title didn’t give it away, NSFW due to language. …
(Updated 11 October 2018 with Nissan section.)
After binge-watching auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer’s YouTube videos, I needed to record some of what I’ve learned about the various car brands. Scotty has over 50 years of experience as an independent mechanic, and he freely shares his experience and advice through his YouTube channel and the Scotty Kilmer website. …
