Posted on September 10, 2010 by Jim Braaten
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Lutheran Minister all served as chaplains to the students at a northern Minnesota college. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn’t really all that hard. A real challenge would be to [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Two great white sharks swimming in the ocean spied several survivors of a sunken ship. “Follow me, son” the father shark said to the son shark as they swam toward the mass of people. “First we swim around them a few times with just the tip of our fins showing.” And they did. “Well done, [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Took this picture a few weeks ago while on vacation with the family in northern Minnesota. I have to say, these are some of the smartest ducks I have ever seen. All I know is if I should come back in “another life” as some species of waterfowl, I’m seeking out the perceived security of this [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Patience AND Wisdom! ©2010 Jim Braaten. All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction without Prior Permission.
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Posted on June 3, 2010 by Jim Braaten
In case you haven’t seen it, this picture has been making the rounds on the Internet the past few days. As with most e-mailed images, I do not know the story or the photographer to give credit….
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Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Wanna go boating, but don’t have a hitch? No problem! Just load the boat into the back of the pickup. I’m told this picture was taken in a parking lot near Preston, Minnesota. Just thought I would pass it along for yet another novel approach in hauling the boat to the lake. Anonymous photographer. ©2010 [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jim Braaten
A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push. “Not a chance,” says the husband, “it is 3:00 in the morning!” He slams the [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Hey folks, thanks for being patient with me. Been working on some business projects for the last 3 or 4 weeks that have taken me away from my normal communicating duties on my blogs. It’s one of those annual things I need to deal with during March of each year. Anyway, I am back and [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jim Braaten
The Ten Commandments (Minnesota Style) 1. Der’s only one God, ya know. 2. Don’t make that fish on your mantle an idol. 3. Cussin ain’t Minnesota nice. 4. Go to church even when you’re up nort. 5. Honor your folks. 6. Don’t kill. Catch and release. 7. There’s only one Lena for every Ole. No [...]
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Posted on March 5, 2010 by Jim Braaten
Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba’s neighbors were Catholic…and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally [...]
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