I have a new state slogan idea for the South Dakota department of tourism: “Great Faces, Great Races.” That’s right folks, we admit there’s nothing in our state to see or savor between Sioux City and Fargo or Sioux Falls and Rapid City so we’ve jacked up the speed limit to 80 (which, as we…
Sitting in the doctor’s office the other day..I heard those words no patient ever wants to hear. “I’m sorry, Doug. Your condition is irreversible.” He went on to list my short list of options; both are scary to ponder but offer my only hope to end the pain. Okay, okay..enough with the theatrics; the doctor…
Gary Owens died the other day. He was 80. I don’t know the exact cause of death but he’d suffered from diabetes for years. In 2011, as a member of the board of directors for the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association, I recommended we induct Owens into the Hall of Fame in the…
Knowing my predisposed propensity for being a clumsy oaf, especially as I grow older and wider, I should not be at all surprised that a relationship which began a year and a half ago and has grown from awkward curiosity to an indispensable part of my daily life, has come to a crashing halt; shattered…
Tiger’s in town..Tiger’s in town. And no, I won’t be seeing him in person. I did check to see if my Keloland ID was good enough to get me some sort of special credentials into the golf tournament but was quickly informed that all the media passes were long gone. (Because of Mr. Woods.) It’s…
After being nearly eaten alive by our Desert Daughter’s SUV last week, (see rear door incident previous blog) you wouldn’t think I’d have much of an appetite for wandering amongst any type of motor vehicles much less those with dangerous sounding names like Cobra, Sting Ray or Jaguar but how could I not when some…
Heh..heh..I figured that headline might get your attention. No..the weather out here in the Arizona desert has been sunny and warm. I, on the other hand have been gloomy and ill almost since we arrived with a demonic cold that has nearly worn me out both physically and mentally. I have hesitated to say anything…
Unlike some people who vacation in warm climates while their dear friends and family are left to endure the rigors of a particularly evil period of cold and wind-driven snow that stings the cheeks and freezes snot, I was brought up not to gloat. So, during this month of January as Linda and I return…
One of my favorite TV programs, CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, must have spent a third of Sunday’s show acknowledging the passing of important people in the year 2014. Bernice Schultz was not among them although to my mind she should have been. Mrs. Schultz died at her home in Winter Park, Florida a…
(From Santa’s vault) I was awakened early this morning by a thumping noise coming from the basement followed by a faint sound that reminded me of the bell teacher’s ring to call kids in from recess. There has been a little criminal activity in our part of town lately and my first thought was, “there’s…