“God created the month of March to give people who don’t drink a chance to feel what a hangover is like.”Garrison Keillor Another dreary cloud-filled March day here in the part of our world we like to call Keloland. Like a lot of you, I’ve accepted the reality that March is going to be windy,…
"Hello, my name is Doug and I’m a tv-aholic." "Hi Doug." (responds the coffee-slurping crowd through clouds of cigarette smoke.) There, it feels good to finally get that off my chest and fess up to a condition I’ve had since childhood…when dad brought home our very first television set (a Caphart, black and white of course) in 1953. …
In the summertime most homeowners follow a strict code of conduct as to how early in the morning you are allowed to fire-up the lawn mower or any other noisy yard-care equipment so as not to disturb those who live around you. After 9:00 a.m. is okay, any time before that is just being..well, unneighborly.…
(Sung to the tune of "On Wisconsin") Onward Volga, onward Volga, you’re the school for me. When we battle (fill in name of opposing town here) high school, happy we will be. Onward Volga, onward Volga, fight them for your fame. So fight, fellas fight, fight, fight to win this game. I’ve had…
I’ve been perpetuating my own reputation as a procrastinator this week by not making any blog entries for a few days. The truth is, I’ve started quite a few then decided to take some time to cool off before writing something I’d regret later. A lot of things in the news this week, though, have got…
“Hey Doug, you gotta come over to the studio and do a story on this guy from Lemmon…you won’t believe it.” That was a call I got nine years ago from Will Prines who operates “Creative Communications” in Sioux Falls and who has produced and recorded the music of many very talented people since…
The internet never ceases to amaze me…or get me into trouble with the little woman. I start out most every morning telling Linda I’m going to my computer to come up with some ideas for my next blog. Before I realize it, though, I’m engrossed in one thing..which will lead me to check out another…
“I don’t trust anybody who doesn’t look me square in the eye.” We’ve all heard people say that because making eye contact with others as we speak or listen does show that we’re being truthful in what we’re saying and interested in what we’re hearing. The trouble is, a lot of us Norwegians are naturally…
I’ve been having real weird dreams lately. It usually involves me being late for something. Now, Linda might say, well, that’s not a dream it’s how I really am and she’s right, I do procrastinate. In fact, I’m the poster boy for putting things off until tomorrow what I could have done today. It drives…
In the last few days, two well known institutions of higher learning in South Dakota have taken on a new look…a leaner, meaner appearance that, according to the image makers, will not only boost the pride factor at each respective school but also strike fear into the hearts of their rivals on the field of…