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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
I know exactly how Titus feels. When I awoke this morning and put Baby out (my dog) it was a negative 25 degrees not counting the windchill. It's the kind of day where I'm thankful I have a warm home to live in. I'm thankful that I have a reliable furnace, and also that when we rebuilt our home after the flood we did not skimp on insulation or quality windows.If you are from a Southern State and you purchased an older home up North here you may be discovering the value of good insulation and windows today. Many old homes had inadequate insulation and single pane glass windows. Double pane is better and triple pane is even better. The best windows made today use argon gas between the panes. It's hard to bring a 100 year old home up to today's heating standards because re-insulating and n...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
It's been years but when I lived in Moorhead MN, sister city to Fargo ND, I remember a couple of storms where a snow drift was high enough to go over part of our split level home and the front door was completely buried. That was 50 years prior to Timmothy being born so I don't know where he came up with this cartoon as we have not had anything close to it in his lifetime.This home is very similar to the split-level home I grew up in during the 70's.Cartoons are meant to be funny so knowing that most doors open inward I find it even funnier that Joe doesn't think he can open the door.There are some good Real Estate applications to this subject and the picture above.#1) Snow is NOT light! If you live in an environment where this could happen you want a home inspection of the rafters... e...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Leonardo da VinciOkay, if you can read the caption under the portrait you will see this a copy to the honor of artist da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The true artist is my good friend Len Haabak. Len usually turns photographs into paintings and they are so realistic that we have to tell visitors to the gallery that his works are paintings. If you are interested in purchasing this piece are any other work by Len please go to his website at lenhaabak-art.com and let him know we (The Titus & Philemon Art Gallery) sent you.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
As much as one may wish there is no way a human can hibernate for the 6 months of a North Dakota Winter. If you could the last 3 days would have been a good time to start.The photo above was from Thursday morning after we received 4" to 6" of snow overnight. Then we received more snow and an abundance of wind that moved it all around. Believe me if you are a homeowner you can skip the gym on days like these.Of course if you are a guest to Minot courtesy of the United States Air Force  and you live on base you are going to love the new indoor facility at the Minot Air Force Base fitness center.If you are a new homeowner in Minot ND and you have never shoveled snow before be careful. Heart attacks happen.  
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
This past Saturday we drove to Garrison North Dakota to partake in The Dickens Festival, the official Christmas Capital of North Dakota. This event is an all weekend event held the last week of November and each December weekend preceding Christmas. The event is 30 years old and it gets bigger every year. Here are a few pictures I snapped.All of us enjoyed the tour of the town of Garrison ND on the Queen Elizabus, as Timmothy's smile attests.Most every store and service was open including the ND Firefighters Museum.Most of the shoppe keepers were dressed for the occasion. BTW is you go back to the photo of the Queen Elizabeth the tour guide was dressed the best and his story about the buss was very fascinating.This non-functional phone booth had a replica of a phone of that era and it a...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
A little sadness in the air. A 40 year tradition of giving food and toys to the poor in Minot ND has ended. The local Christian radio station, KHRT, closed this past Spring and with it the Horn of Plenty ministry went by the wayside. Over 12,000 families were served through The Horn of Plenty.No doubt this event was on Timothy's mind when he produced the cartoon for today. Our family always participated in The Horn Of Plenty. The kids helped sort food and toys every year and I manned a hotdog booth inside a local grocery store with all the proceeds going to The Horn of Plenty.I always had a lot of fun serving in this capacity. It was great to be out in public serving Christ and serving others. I also enjoyed eating a few hot dogs while on duty.Regretfully no one has picked up the 40 yea...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
One weekend a year, prior to Christmas, the LDS Temple in Minot has a display of nativity scenes. It is the only time we visit this church because it is not the denomination we attend BUT Carol has her own nativity collection and we all enjoy going to this event to admire the creativity shown there. It's very difficult to pick out a few favorites as there are always hundreds of nativity sets on display. I like the one below (L) because we have one like it but ours is about 12" tall.I like the simplicity of this: The Lamb Of God.Because I love dogs.So detailedWrapped in an AngelMary gets a breakSavior of the world.Lighted Stained GlassThe TimmsMerry Christmas from the Timm's.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
The poster above really tells it all. No Christmas season is complete to our family until we have taken that drive through the park. At $5.00 a carload Sertoma does a lot of good like In October, Minot Sertoma Club donated $20,000 to Minot Public Schools to fund 50+ new classroom sound field amplification systems for use in the district as well as an accompanying research study to measure the impact of this technology on classroom teachers’ practices that will be conducted by Dr. Holly Pedersen at Minot State University. Sertoma’s mission is to improve the quality of life today for those at risk or impacted by hearing loss through education and support.This is a really fun light show so pack up the kids and come see it before it's over.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
It's already that time of year up here in North Dakota. It won't be long and we will be coming home in the dark as well. One more thing about late Fall in ND... Blizzards. Just so happens that we got our first one last night.Something that comes with our first snowfall and especially or first blizzard  is a 12 mile stretch of cars in the ditch between Minot and the Minot Air Force Base. The base is in North Dakota but many of the men and women are from Southern States and have never driven on snow before. It's NOT a good combination. Luckily the damage is usually only to egos and the cost of getting their cars out of the ditch.Somewhat redundant, my YouTube description.The November 19th-20th 2024 blizzard was really our first snowfall of the season. It is normal for us to have snow befo...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Being disorientated can be a disaster. No matter where you are, being disorientated can also be a very scary. Behind the wheel, out in public, or even at home when you have to ask yourself "where am I?" there is real danger involved.I am sure all of us have had a moment of disorientation. As a senior citizen I can say that I have had an episode of disorientation one early morning (before the sun came up) while driving in town in an undeveloped part of town. It passed quickly but it was scary.If I had continuing episodes I would get myself checked out by a medical professional but that was several years ago and has not happened again.Back in the 60's my grandmother was diagnosed as being "senile" as they did not have any other name for it back then. Because of this you can bet I would ha...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
I am planning a trip to Fargo soon and I was surprised at how little community information is available on the City website or Chamber of Commerce website.I was raised in Fargo's sister city, Moorhead MN however that was forty years ago and things have changed a lot over the years. Most disappointing is that the bulk of friends that I was close to have passed on or like myself, moved on.I'm not one to spend much time in the past and that is why I have not been back to Fargo/Moorhead more than 6 times in 40 years.So why now? I am meeting my daughter and son-in-law halfway as she is returning a car I loaned her six years ago. We all thought it would be a good time to visit as we will not be able too over Thanksgiving.Through careful searching I did find some arts offerings I knew Timmothy...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
I can't say that I've ever seen leaves sticking to the wall with the exception of Oshibana which is an art form one of our guest artists uses to create wall art.The artist is Shayna Rodriquez, a young Navaho Native American lady from NM who moved here last year when her father took a job in the ND oil field.Changing the subject slightly there is a section of sidewalk at the zoo I love that looks like this:Now, as the title of my blog states, I wish the leaves in my yard would go away. It is always such a joy to see new leaves bud in the spring. It will be about 7 months before I see that again. 🤔
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
The Titus & Philemon Art Gallery is very appreciative of the base newspaper, The NorthernSentry. You can view it on line and subscribe by clicking on the graphic below.You can read about National news concerning the United States Air Force, Local news concerning the Minot Air Force Base, and human interest stories about local Air Men/Women. I want to encourage you to take a look and see what our sons and daughters are doing for our GREAT Nation. BTW you will also see what Titus and Philemon are up to as they are proudly published in The NorthernSentry.  
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Let's hope and pray for a safe Halloween day and evening for our children today. Despite all the evil out there every day our children have "sweet dreams" about this day looking forward to showing off their costumes and collecting candy. I didn't have any pics of my kids handy to use for the post so here is one of Tina in the play THE ADAMS FAMILY when she was in high school. Ironically she is the one in a brides costume, ironic as she was a Bride just two weeks ago.Halloween is a scary time for parents with young children and a fun time for the children. I ask we pray for both of them. For some great Halloween safety tips I recommend you check with the local police department for tips on how to be safe. 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
I am a firm believer that beauty is all around us no matter where you live. I have also stated that God is the greatest artist of all and man's art is just an imitation of God's.Even in a very urban setting like where my office is in downtown Minot there is great beauty Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall. To make my point I just snapped these pictures on the block, my side of the street, of my office. Amazingly enough we have not yet had a "killer" frost yet. That is highly unusual for this time of year in Minot. 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Timmothy's cartoon is in reference to an article in the Northern Sentry, the official newspaper of the Minot Air Force Base. The museum will be located on the officially ND State Capitol grounds. This is a significant honor for The North Dakota National Guard. I love when our armed services are recognized. Every branch! Many people have no idea what the Guard does for our States and our Nation as a whole. I am very proud that my daughter, Tina has served in the Air Force Guard and I will admit that I am a bit saddened that she did not re-up for another 6 years but she has a busy schedule getting married next week.  
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
Next Wednesday is the beginning of the largest Scandinavian festival in the Western hemisphere. Four days of FUN! I myself am German but during these four days I'm full blooded Scandinavian, it's so much fun! If you come early and stay late you may be able to take in most everything in one day BUT it's a lot more fun to take two or more days. Hotel/motel rooms are not always easy to find. I highly recommend The Clarion hotel as it is right across the street from the Hostfest. There are two hotels on North Hill you need to avoid so feel free to ask me which ones.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
The 1 mile walk/jog/roll in the park was in the Minot Air Force Base newspaper, The Northern Century. Regretfully I am a month late in getting this information out to you so you will have to wait until next year to participate. The event was put on by the Souris Valley Animal Shelter so of course you were to bring your pets to the event. Titus is correct, a one mile walk is a long walk for a guinea pig.If you remember/read an older post of mine I used to walk our birds.I hope to walk Baby (my dog) next year if they have it and if Baby lives to be 12 years old.
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
The inspiration and back story for this cartoon comes from the Air Force Base newspaper The Northern Sentry. The story was about U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Jonathan Salvador, a very gifted musician. Jonathan says in the article "Music is just like technical orders, a step by step guide on how to do a mechanical task just like playing a new song on guitar, you have to follow each beat note by note". Jonathan has preformed at many AF related events across the country.Still I have to ask, can he do it on a flying B52? 
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
We have all had frustrating experiences concerning our automobiles (I will get to Real Estate). Last week I called our local Big O Tires to get several things looked over. I called Big O because I know the owner and the service had been sterling, I even wrote a raving review last year. My appointment was a week away for today. I knew because of the length of the list they would need it all day.When I got to Big O I greeted the owner and the man I spoke to as they came around the corner from the shop. My friend asked "What can I do for you today". I told him I had an appointment and he should have the list. Immediately he became combative towards me and then looked over to the other guy asking him if he had notes. That fellows response, "I don't even know who he is". My patience and coun...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
When you live in a four seasons climate it means you need to have many yard tools and maybe even a lot of toys as well.Fall doesn't require much for itself except a good rake or two, a leaf blower, and maybe a tiller to plow over the years garden bounty. That being said, knowing that winter could happen at any minute, you need to know what to winterize NOW. Things like your home, your car, your camper, your boat, and your mower and other small engines. Each of these things need attention. My least favorite is winterizing the camper.Even a small camper like ours (pictured above) has a plumbing system. The fresh water holding tank need draining, the two sewage systems need draining. The hot water heater and all the water lines need to be "blown-out" as well. Then there is food and other i...
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By Bob "RealMan" Timm, Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker
(Ward County Notary Services)
No one knows how long "Fall" will last in North Dakota. I remember years were we really didn't have fall. To explain I will say on one day in August, while the trees were fully green, we had a freak blizzard bring down power lines and damaging many trees. Our weather did not recover that year so winter started with a August blizzard. I remember other Falls that went well into December. In the year 1997 it was in the 60's during the Christmas season up to New Years Day. On that New Years Day we received two feet of snow!On April 4-7, 1997 North Dakota was hit with a Major Blizzard, bringing much of the state to a complete halt. Heavy snowfall (as much as 2 feet in some areas), and winds to 65 MPH, resulted in widespread impacts. This included 100,000 head of cattle killed (10% of the sta...
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