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
Friday Blog Challenge: Create a Contact Me Page On Your Blog I can't tell you how important it is to have a Contact Me page on your blog. How will PR people find you? How will that publishing house contact you about the book they want you to write? How will your adoring readers send you chocolate when you are having a bad day? How
It's Too Cold in St. Paul It's cold today, too cold. Like it's 0 - a big fat ZERO - right now as I type this. It was -12°F when I woke up this morning. I know there's nothing I can do about the the cold - I live in the frozen tundra, the only thing to do is move and for the life of
The Super Bowl is almost upon us, and once again the Vikings will not be playing in it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't make the most out of the day and celebrate two great teams. These Buffalo Bites are the perfect appetizer to bring to any Super Bowl party, just make sure to make a lot because they will go fast. These easy and
Redhead Ranting is currently undergoing a major remodel. Please excuse the dust as I bring this website into the new decade. Cheers! JB
It's the end of the year, the last day to be exact, so what better time to write a 2019 Year in Review post? I didn't write for my blog that much this year, and my traffic tanked because of it. I'm changing that in 2020. Still, when I did write it was usually because something big happened. Some of the big things I did
It wouldn't be the last day of the year without some kind of recap post. Thankfully, this is not that. I'm looking forward today to 2020. Okay, there might be a bit of recap - just for context. 2019 was a crazy busy year for me - I spent all kinds of time at doctors and therapists offices in addition to my full time
It's been a long time coming, but the end is finally here. The Star Wars story that began in 1977 has come to an end. If you're a huge fan of the Star Wars movies you've probably already seen the movie, if you're a casual fan you've probably got a few movies in the franchise to see before this one. Either way, there are probably
It's been a while since I did a gift guide, each year the holidays seem to creep up on me faster and faster and each year I am never prepared for them. Last year I had gotten fired from a position I held for 7 or 8 years without any warning or any cause (you can read about it here). Even though it was one
I was invited to a prescreening of the new movie Richard Jewell. Unfortunately circumstances arose and I wasn't able to see it. However, a friend who went to it has been kind enough to share her thoughts on the movie. If you're in the Twin Cities and would like to be invited to these free movie reviews subscribe to my newsletter and you'll get invited
