Lake MInnetonka: One Hundred and Twenty Five Miles of Coast Line

Granny Smith's have an outter skin that are a light to moderate shade of green. I think of  valley's in New Zealand, verdant and lush, sporouting abundant life from the earth when seeing this apple. The water's of Lake Minnetonka, in Hennepin(mostly) County, Minnesota do not neccesarily reflect this type of green when sun's uv rays shine upon them, yet they reflect a shade of green that is fierce in its darkness. This past Wednesday, I had the distinct pleasure of touring the lake with out friends Lindsay and Jeff and Lindsay's super nice and kind parents, Bob and Linda. I found the amoeba like shape of the lake, full of tiny channels to be quite intriguing and unlike other lakes that I had personally been on. I found out an interesting fact about Lake Minnetonka which is situated in (mostly) Hennepin County, Minnesota. I know this might not sound particularly spectacular but I think of Minnetonka as a medium sized suburban lake that has a few towns lakefront's with maybe ten miles of shore line. How many does it have, you may ask?!! Answer: over 125 miles!!!? I could not believe this at first but upon some reflection, I can see it. There are so many inlets, coves and channels, that when adding it all together, I could see it getting close to that total. 125 miles of water that could have the color of a granny smith if some young shenanigan pulling devil had the temerity to spray paint a granny smith dark green!  Alright Mr 305..young chico...dale dale till next time

The Orchard of Life!

Hi there. Visiting my sister-in-law Jess's and her husband Val's house! I learned something very interesting today! You may not be able to eat an apple a day. But if you look closely the orchard of life gives you some equally good nutrition. Jess and Val and their kids have a PUGGLE! I have never heard of this type of dog but evidently they are becoming popular amongst dog lovers/owners.  They are a mix of a Beagle and a Pug.  Very cute, a bit rambunctious but very cute for sure! But that is what life's orchard has given me today: A Puggle a very nice gift! Thank you Orchard of Life!!!! And Jess, Val, Emma and Raef
Cheers!
Dave

Lady Randolph Churchill

Mother of The Right Honorable Winston Churchill was born and raised in.....BROOKLYN, NEW YORK? Yes, it is true! This Apple Jack of a fact may surprise some! Winston Churchill's mother, Jeannette Jerome was born in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York about one city block from where I used to live with my dad! Crazy huh? She met Winston's father in Paris, Sir Randolph Churchill in Parus later on in life! She was born on Amity street! Pretty nuts huh?

Serious Educational Anti Oxidents! Australia and the World Wars

Interesting and quick note here! Australian, until 1949,were citizens of the United Kingdom! However both World Wars left Australians feeling somewhat alone in the world with the motherland being a dubious protector. During the First World War, the sacrifice of 8,000 Aussies during the Gallipoli campaign and the close call brush with the Imperial Japanese, left many Aussies feeling either betrayed and/or vulnerable to the outside world. This convinced many that self reliance and further independence from Britain was necessary for survival in what was an unruly part of the World(i.e Communist Threat in Asia/The Pacific Rim) which Britain had proven itself unable to defend. Thus the Australian Government' threw open the gates to newcomers from across  Europe and eventually the world(after 1970) and  started a great post war immigration push to expand both the country's population in order to grow the economy as well as the countries military might.  This wave of immigration changed the face of Australia forever and would go along way to creating the dynamic and vibrant multicultural-outward looking democracy that exists today.
Thank you Bill Bryson-"In A Sunburned Country".  A good read!