-
Archives
- June 2019
- May 2016
- November 2012
- January 2011
- August 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
-
Meta
Category Archives: General Musings
Icefishing: It’s really true
It’s true. In the winter time, Minnesotans drive out onto lakes, drill holes in the ice, huddle in little houses for hours, and wait. I spent all day last Saturday with my brothers, Dave and Nate, on Upper Red Lake, … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Travel
6 Comments
The Sun Also Rises
Reading along with my daughter and her AP English class, I picked up another that I have missed. Twenty six years ago as a high school senior, I read For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General Musings, Personal History
2 Comments
Boomerang at 44
Four days ago – a week after my 44th birthday – I moved back in with my parents. The basement’s cold, and Mom’s cooking experients are as interesting as ever, but all in all, it’s pretty decent. It’s not really … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Travel
1 Comment
To a mouse (with whom I battled last night and then again this morning)
Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie, O, what panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi’ bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee, Wi’ murd’ring pattle! –from “To a Mouse”? Robert Burns … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Personal History
2 Comments
On a spider turning 18
Kylie turned 18 yesterday. We all woke up this morning and raced through the customary scramble to get to school as though nothing had changed, but something has. I just haven’t figured out exactly how. The cliché regarding this passage, … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Personal History
6 Comments
Pepper, 67
Pepper, 67, Duluth, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Born June 2, 1998 in Austin, Minnesota to Chispa, she was our companion for over nine years. It was a complete surprise. Monday, she was fine. Sherry came home from school Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
4 Comments
The time for the Man Purse has arrived
I was sitting at a meeting and my wallet was driving me crazy.� I was supposed to be thinking about student internships, but all I could think was, “This danged wallet is weighing me down.� I can’t take�it another�minute.”� I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
8 Comments
The Book
Sorry if you’ve seen this, but here’s a little video that’s worth following a link to: http://www.devilducky.com/media/57946
Posted in General Musings
4 Comments
Listening to my death rattle
Thursday morning I was sort of in and out of sleep�and there was this rattle.� When I finally attempted to move, a delicate balance was disturbed.� My�bloody lungs�tried to expell something – maybe�Sigourney Weaver’s nightmare.� It hurt badly, and I … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
3 Comments
Blogging Matters
My friend David recently reminded me that blogging matters.� He wrote, “Dude”�write, or post some pictures or something”�geez.”� This reminded me that, as a blogger, I have civic responsibilities.� People out there are depending on us to tell the truth, … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
1 Comment