Happy National Know Your Gene Pool Day!

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Showing signs of incipient watermelon stupor (IWS)

Showing signs of incipient watermelon stupor (IWS)

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"Once we eat all of yours you can have some of mine."

"Once we eat all of yours you can have some of min…

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Isaac Newton claims another victim

Isaac Newton claims another victim

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Happy National Know Your Gene Pool Day!

Happy National Know Your Gene Pool Day!

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In honor of National Know Your Gene Pool Day, I'm posting this photo of my father's maternal grandparents, Charles and Juliana Olsen, posing before their outhouse. I am told Charles awoke with this expression and took it to bed with him each night. Some said it was his natural disposition; others said Juliana had the only key to the outhouse. Know your gene pool!
The Consultation

The Consultation

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Assorted kinfolk training for the Greater Milwaukee Lutheran Lap-sitting Marathon. c. 1948. They hadn't yet anticipated the increased challenges facing them when competing without benefit of wine.

Assorted kinfolk training for the Greater Milwauke…

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Brought forward for the Vintage Photos Theme Park "Are you sitting comfortably?" Theme. I think the couple in the rear have reached a state of bliss that may carry them to victory.
Secret thoughts of The Force

Secret thoughts of The Force

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Some truths are eternal
The '50s: Life in the burbs

The '50s: Life in the burbs

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My parents, posing with the stuffed lion my father brought home from a three-martini safari past a toy-store window display.

G&R Do the Onesie Jump

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"He could hide but he couldn't run." --Sheriff Graham

"He could hide but he couldn't run." --Sheriff Gra…

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Polaroid taken for Hugh Heffner's "Playboy's Guide to the Girls of the Grossenbach Family Reunion", 1961. Never made it to print.

Polaroid taken for Hugh Heffner's "Playboy's Guide…

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Great Aunt Esther, Great Aunt Kate, Grandma G., Aunt Lorraine, Mom at the bar in our basement. In those days, suburban Chicago homes had installed either a bar or a bomb shelter. It wasn't a challenging choice for my dad.
Latest CD (operators are standing by)

Latest CD (operators are standing by)

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"Ever been kissed by a band nerd?"

"Ever been kissed by a band nerd?"

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Sharon H.
"Don't worry Dr. Jones, the Ark is now in the capable hands of the U.S. Navy."

"Don't worry Dr. Jones, the Ark is now in the capa…

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Could be a scene from a movie in the Vintage Photos Theme Park. Taken by my wife's father aboard USS Catamount, LSD 17, sometime 1945 in the Pacific
"Hi, I’m Jude. Won't you please join me in helping provide a warm and loving Thanksgiving for our elderly citizens again this year?"

"Hi, I’m Jude. Won't you please join me in helping…

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Best Wishes for the holidays and the new year!

Best Wishes for the holidays and the new year!

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Past president of Future Petty Tyrants of America Club, Kindergarten Division

Past president of Future Petty Tyrants of America…

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