Fix the Damn Potholes!!

The snow has been gone for a few weeks. Okay, it's been gone for a few weeks if you don't count the few inches we got last weekend after we had three days of near 90°F weather. Typical Minnesota spring, the sky is not falling, don't panic. I've seen it snow here in May. The weather is weird here, which is why we have such

Fix the Damn Potholes!!2023-04-20T14:04:33-05:00

Two Birds, One Toyota Rav4

This last week I killed not one, but two birds with my brand new Rav4. Ok, it's not actually brand new, I bought it last year, but it didn't have any dings in it yet so I still considered it brand new. Not even a shopping cart (trolley for you Brits) ding! That all changed when I was driving south on highway 61 leaving Grand

Two Birds, One Toyota Rav42022-11-02T20:14:26-05:00

Day 47 – Broken Shoulder Update

I've not bothered with daily updates on my shoulder because the improvement is so incremental, sometimes not at all noticeable, other times it is as if I have gone backwards with recuperation of this blasted broken shoulder. Today is Day 47 so time for a broken shoulder update! I just returned from Orlando, FL last night. I spent the day traveling and am surprised my

Day 47 – Broken Shoulder Update2022-02-12T11:22:46-06:00

The Upside of a Broken Shoulder

I like to search for the silver linings when bad things happen. If I look heard enough I can usually find something good out of something bad. Get ghosted by the Star Wars super fan after dating for months? The upside is so much blogging material I don't even know where to begin. Alive during a never ending pandemic? Upside is I learn what the

The Upside of a Broken Shoulder2022-01-03T19:35:21-06:00

I’d Make Fun of California, but I’m in Minnesota and We’re Going to do the Same thing in November*

Last night the Governor of California survived the recall. The people of California want more homelessness, more public defecation, drug use, more taxes and more crime. They don't seem to be bothered by the hypocrisy exhibited by most leaders of the state. California is on fire in more ways than one. I'd make fun of California, but I live in Minnesota and we will do

I’d Make Fun of California, but I’m in Minnesota and We’re Going to do the Same thing in November*2021-09-15T12:27:56-05:00

March BOM at the Burger Bar in White Bear Lake

It's hockey tournament time in Minnesota and that means - usually - a huge snow storm. Let's hope that doesn't happen, especially after the frigid cold of February. I'm doing my best to support local restaurants who have been impacted by the draconian covid restrictions. If you're looking for a great burger and want to support local, then head up Highway 61 to The Burger

March BOM at the Burger Bar in White Bear Lake2021-02-26T09:51:35-06:00

Rest In Peace

I visited my dad at the cemetery today. It was a beautiful day, just like the one when we buried him 14 years ago this month. I told all about the pandemic and what a crazy ride it had been since he died. The cemetery is a beautiful place with markers laid in the ground rather than standing up at the head of the grave.

Rest In Peace2020-10-10T21:04:21-05:00

K-Tel’s Music Express

K-Tel's Music Express is the first album I ever purchased with my own money. I was 9 and had saved my allowance for what seemed like forever so I could purchase this album. I had other albums - I had the soundtrack to American Graffiti, the soundtracks to all the Disney movies from that era - Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bedknobs and Broomsticks,

K-Tel’s Music Express2020-09-24T13:19:58-05:00

Minnesota Long Goodbye: Covid Style

I don't know if it's just me or what, but my Minnesota Long Goodbye has gotten way longer in the last few months. What used to be just half an hour to an hour of repeated snack offerings, and recapping the 4 minute conversations that preceded the Minnesota Long Goodbye has turned into an all out assault on making sure the person I'm talking to

Minnesota Long Goodbye: Covid Style2020-08-07T09:46:57-05:00

You Know You’re a Minnesotan When

As a lifelong Minnesotan (except for those years I lived in Washington, Wisconsin, Texas and Colorado) I am always amazed at how different we are from the rest of the country. Okay, we probably aren't that different, we just have different regional tastes and traditions. Still, as Minnesota has made it's way into the vernacular thanks most to movies like Grumpy Old Men, Fargo and

You Know You’re a Minnesotan When2020-01-18T00:11:00-06:00

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