Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Flowers From The First Half of 2021

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Although I had a bit of a health scare, I did manage to make it out and take a few photos this year.  Here are some of the better flower pho...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

The Friday Link for 6/25/21

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This week we salute Conan O'Brien as he ends is run on Conan on TBS. He is an absolutely hilarious host and deserved FAR more stardom th...
Friday, June 18, 2021

The Friday Link for 6/18/21

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Howdy all. We start today with the loss of Frank Bonner, aka Herb Tarlek the sales manager of WKRP in Cincinnati.  The actor passed away on ...

Dear US Conference of Catholic Bishops,

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Let me begin by saying HOW DARE YOU!  Seriously! As your pews empty, as your congregations shrink, you once again take a religion that's...
Friday, June 11, 2021

The Friday Link for 6/11/21

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Slow and steady wins the race!  This week my health is slowly starting to recover, but because I'm taking it slow, and recovering, my fo...
Friday, June 4, 2021

The Friday Link for 6/4/21

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Howdy! I'm back from a fairly serious health crisis.  I'm feeling better, and thanks to all the nurses, doctors, support staff and v...
Friday, May 21, 2021

The Friday Link for 5/21/21

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Hi all! I hope you are well.  I'm still trying to recover from a health issue.  I have a bad feeling this will take awhile. Let's st...
Friday, May 14, 2021

The Friday Link for 5/14/21

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We start off the Friday Link this week with a fond memory.   On the radio show today I recalled the old Poodle Club in south Minneapolis.  I...
Friday, May 7, 2021

The Friday Link for 5/7/21

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I've had a bad week. It started with my hip surgery getting cancelled at the last second, to having to figure out a diagnosis for the se...
Friday, April 30, 2021

The Friday Link for 4/30/21

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Short and sweet today as I have a meeting I can't miss. Absolutely one of the best Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes ever produced, ...

Hip Check

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Something I can't deny; I'm older.  I try to do some things from when I was in my 20's and I'm in pain for a week.  I try to...
Friday, April 23, 2021

The Friday Link for 4/23/21

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A busy week here, with the biggest news being the three guilty verdicts handed down by the jury on former Minneapolis police officer, and mu...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The Test

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In 2019, after former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was convicted of 3rd degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Justine Da...
Friday, April 16, 2021

The Friday Link for 4/16/21

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This has been a tough week in Minneapolis/St. Paul. We were heading into the third full week of testimony in the trail of Derek Chauvin, the...
Friday, April 9, 2021

The Friday Link for 4/9/21

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This week we delve back into history. First up is a British version of the Townsends You Tube Channel.  Townsends does a lot with historic c...

The Death of Jesus

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As many of you know I'm a Catholic.  When I bring up religion it's not about trying to covert anyone.  That's why I often say th...
Friday, April 2, 2021

The Friday Link for 4/2/21

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Apologies!  I'm in the middle of Spring Break week with my kids so this is the only post I have for you this week. I've really enjoy...
Friday, March 26, 2021

The Friday Link for 3/26/21

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Howdy everyone! Let me start with a plea. Take the pandemic seriously until it's over.  Right now across Minnesota we have outbreaks bei...

BYE!!!

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Sometime you get a perfect storm; an absolute idiot proposes and absolutely idiotic idea.  When it happens, magic occurs. The latest example...
Friday, March 19, 2021

The Friday Link for 3/19/21

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Sorry (again) the blog has been light, but I've been busy. For this week's Friday Link we start with one of the funniest TV shows ev...
Friday, March 12, 2021

The Friday Link for 3/12/21

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This week I shall bask in the brilliance of The Daily Show, both current and past incarnations. I will warn you now, A LOT of bad language! ...
Friday, March 5, 2021

The Friday Link for 3/5/21

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I hope you've enjoyed the week.  Here in Minnesota it's warm (relative) and melting.  Delightful! First up this week is the return o...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Pat Gets Schooled

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I'm hesitant to go down this rabbit hole as the people who REALLY need to read the following post will outright refuse to do so, like a ...