State Fair Bingo
The Minnesota State Fair started today. I don’t claim to be an expert on the fair by any means. I went for the first time last year, and I will say the various fried whatever on a stick was...
View ArticleJohnny Cash – Hurt
Johnny Cash died six years ago today. I actually remember quite distinctly when he died. I was driving down Gilbert St in Iowa City in my old beat up car, listening to Rock 108. If you’re not from...
View ArticleHow to beat the KKK
It’s not often I’ll post a video of a former KKK leader, but this is good. How intelligence, humor, and wit can beat out bigotry: Via The Chief Happiness Officer
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A Minne Halloween
Quick back story: There has been a lake creature floating around the Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis this summer (seriously). She appeared in early July and has been touring the lakes since. In...
View ArticleFree Idea Friday 1 – Four Score
A while ago I went to a performance by the Minnesota Orchestra where they showed an old Charlie Chaplin movie, and played the score to the movie as it went. (Side note- the Minnesota Orchestra is doing...
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Mini-Minne: The Journey of Sinclair
After my post suggesting Halloween costumes for our local lake creature, and Nessie’s comment on it, Nessie sent me another note: Hi Kearn, I forgot to mention, I have a little buddy down here too....
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Mr Sinclair goes to Iowa
Previous post in the dino-saga here and here. And yes, it took me forever to get around to downloading the pictures from my camera for this episode, so it’s a little behind the times, but it keeps you...
View ArticleHow to solve world hunger in 4 (or so) easy steps
Here’s how we do it. We need to convince the oil companies that there is oil on Mars. Stay with me here. The oil companies will then fund manned space flight to Mars so they can drill for the oil. If...
View ArticleThe First Skirt of Spring
It’s getting to be that time of year here in Minnesota. The snow is mostly melted. The ice on the lakes is receding. The potholes have returned. And I even saw a V of geese flying North overhead....
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Probably my most interesting commute of the week
This morning I left for work a little early because I had a 9:00 meeting that I was supposed to go to, and I wanted to be sure to get in early enough that I could start up my computer and catch up on...
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