Outdoor Man

Tonight was the series finale for Last Man Standing. It was a bit sad to see the series come to an end.

Bass Pro Shops - Outdoor World - California's Great American Outdoor Store - Manteca, CaliforniaI have enjoyed the acting of Tim Allen for quite some time as Home Improvement was also one of my favorite shows.

Of course there were a lot of similar themes between the two shows.

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World - Manteca, California - Artificial Sequoia Tree - Outdoor StoreI really liked the setting for the show as it brought back many memories of visiting Bass Pro Shops over the years. I remember when there was only one location.

Bass Pro Shops - Canada - Toronto - Bass Pro Moose - Localized Bass Pro ShopsOf course, the show did not only take place in the Outdoor Man store, but also in a home where it was interesting to see the family change over time. They had to adapt to many changes as the girls grew up, just as in Home Improvement where they adapted to the boys growing up.

Little Red Wagon, Birthday present, Old Truck, Memories, BowtieVehicles were also important in both shows, and in the finale tonight the truck that Mike restored played a major role. I would often have memories of our old blue truck when the old green truck would be shown in an episode. However, I am not looking to restore an old truck 🙂

Manteca, Bass Pro Shops, Outdoor WorldIt is sad that there will not be any new episodes of Last Man Standing, but I can always watch old episodes as they air almost every day.

Steven

 

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Remembering Graduations

Today is the anniversary of my graduation from High School, so I am thinking of my graduations.

Ashland Kansas, Mr. Moody, Graduation, MemoriesI remember Mr. Moody, our principal, addressing us at our graduation.

High School Graduation, cap and gown, Ashland, KansasI looked so young then.

The tassel from this first graduation is hanging on my bedroom mirror.

In this picture I was just modeling the cap and gown after I picked them up at the school office.

graduation party, cap and gown, church buildingHere is a picture from graduation day.

You can see that I had put on a shirt and tie for the ceremony and the following party at the curch building.

Graduation, DeVry, Cap and Gown, TasselThree years later I graduated from college with a BSEET (Electronic Engineering Technology) from DeVry Institute of Technology.

I looked quite a bit different after three years. Of course, not wearing glasses does give a different look.

The tassel from this graduation is hanging in my home office.

Masters, graduation, Education, Training, PhoenixIt was not until a couple decades later that I graduated with an MAAET – Masters in Education Adult Education and Training.

This tassel is also hanging in my home office.

This is the time of year when Facebook is full of graduation news.

It is good to see friends graduating with different diplomas and degrees.

Congratulations to all the graduates this year.

Steven

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