Author Archives: Roger

How to keep wallpaper from destroying your marriage

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Roger

As we all know, wallpaper is Satan’s tool to break up otherwise sound marriages. Many couples have reached a low point in their relationships while trying to get the diabolical stuff to stick straight and stay stuck. Today my wife … Continue reading →

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To Bird or Not To Bird?

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Roger

Plan A — After supper, grab my binoculars and head to a local park to see what migration was doing. Why Plan A didn’t work — Just as I was about to leave the house, a thunderstorm rumbled through. Plan … Continue reading →

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Guys’ Rules

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Roger

(This is not original with me, but I thought some of them were pretty good. Particularly numbers 1 and 1.) We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are … Continue reading →

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Birding Holiday — Day Three

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Roger

I left the house at 6:30 and headed west to Winnebago County. By the time I got out of the car at Sugar River Forest Preserve, I had 17 birds on my list: American Robin; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Canada … Continue reading →

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Birding Holiday — Day Two

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Roger

I stayed local today, starting at Baker’s Lake in Barrington at 7:15. Baker’s Lake isn’t a great place to bird, but it has the advantage of being open at dawn while Cook County forest preserves don’t open until 8:00 am. … Continue reading →

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