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  • -Isms: Views on life in rural America

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Apr 13, 2023

    “Grandma, can I play a game on your phone?” I’m not sure how many times Marcus uttered that sentence, Sunday. At least 100, I’m certain. Each time, I dashed his hopes with, “Grandma doesn’t have any games on her phone.” Technically, I wanted him to burn off the sugar high after finding Easter eggs scattered across the backyard and devouring the contents. Technically, I’m a bit territorial when it comes to my phone. It’s basically a storage drive for the 18,732 photos and 3,246 videos - the major...

  • -Isms: Original views on life in rural America

    LuAnn Schindler, Publisher|Jun 18, 2020

    “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy board games, and that’s good enough.” It is unclear who initiated this statement, but it’s true. Money spent on board games is money well spent. Board games offer valuable life lessons: luck, strategy and teamwork. Don’t we all need a little luck now and then? Our family plays board games at every get-together. A stack of game boxes sat on the top shelf of the entryway closet at our grandparents’ house. Aunts and uncles would bring other games, and at...