Posted after vacation on 7/16/21 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in. Genesis 7:16 Just flew back to my desk and boy are my arms tired! OK…I drove, but that seems like the standard dad joke fitting for the first day back…
Tag: Silver Dollar City
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 436 (1 Year, 71 days): Rainy Days on Vacay
Posted 5/21/21 For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths. –Proverbs 5:21 I am still on our rainy vacation and am away from my ability to write a long-form post here. I really needed some time like this to cool my jets. Tomorrow, rain or shine, I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 239: Life is a Hike
Posted 11/6/20 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. –Hebrews 11:6 Howdy all! Back from vacation and oh the stories I can and will tell over the next few months. If you missed the…
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomoto
Posted 6-20-19 It is a crazy day in the Applegate world, but I had one little thought relating to words. Some may say “You say tomato, I say tomoto” to this, but it is a pet peeve of mine now and it wasn’t before my mom’s decline with this disease. The word at question?: “Old…
Baldknobbers Revisited
Posted 6-18-19 As I mentioned over the winter, one of my favorite rides at Silver Dollar City is and will always be Fire in The Hole! (Pronounced “fi·urrrrrrrr” + “in”+”thuuuhhhh”+ “Hooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhllll!!!”(with a long O). When you ride the ride, this pronunciation will make complete sense. Last weekend, while I was unable to ride the ride,…
Fun, Familiar Times at the City
Posted 6-17-19 Expect a lot of references to Silver Dollar City, one of my truly favorite places on Earth, in this week’s Digital Cornbread snacks. I was treated with a trip to the park Saturday and spent the day having fun while lamenting that mom couldn’t be there with us all the while. Pete and…
Mom, the Accidental Soldier
Posted 4-23-19 Mom has always admired and appreciated members of the military. I would say she is a pretty patriotic lady and raised us to love and honor the military too. We celebrated July 4th in a festive, pro-USA kinda way every year in our childhood, although we were pretty violent with the fireworks at…
Goaled Veins
Posted 3-29-19 Flashback, circa 1980. Location: Silver Dollar City (amusement park), nestled in the Ozark Mountains of Southwest Missouri. Setting: A simpler time and place, in the woods with mockingbirds mocking and crows crowing. The smell of cedar, pork rinds, somewhat damp visitors and joy permeates the air. Just up from the Rube Dugan’s Diving…
Fire in the Hole!!!!
Posted 1/13/19 “Ned Flanders, why don’t you get back in here and put on your pants!” -Sadie Flanders “I can’t, I ain’t got my pants no more! The dang Baldnobbers stole em’ …” -Ned (standing on a ladder, in his long johns, with his house burning) -Most memorable line from Fire in the Hole (Vintage…