Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category
Monday, September 4th, 2006
Steve Irwin, better known to the world as the "Crocodile Hunter" was killed by a stingray on the Barrier Reef. His showmanship and charismatic presentation of different species of wildlife made him famous and enabled him to pursue the work he loves.
His loss will be greatly felt.
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
I am back from a long and enjoyable vacation, visiting family in Oregon and exploring Yellowstone National Park for the first time, with my wife and daughter. It was, to say the least, a blast, and in reality a bit too short.
When we turned onto the gravel road that ...
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
We've been on vacation for the past couple of weeks and without any Internet access. What a concept. It was a blast, but the homecoming is somewhat disturbing.
Some hoser went through the area taking out a number of mail boxes, including ours, as well as our neighbor's "Support the ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
My morning commute is rarely, if anything, exciting. While cruising up Highway 35, I had a woman in a pickup pull up alongside me and give me a thumbs up. I could also see a smile on her face.
I am assuming she did so for one of my bumper stickers.
The ...
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Monday, October 17th, 2005
I don't normally write about sporiting events, but in light of recent escapades involving the Minnesota Vikings and their exploits on Lake Minnetonka, I thought my headline was suitable.
The Strib notes that one Bears fan was displaying the definitive jibe at the Vikings: "We use out boats for fishing!" ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
KARE 11 and the Star-Tribune are both reporting on an incident alleged to have taken place on a chartered Lake Minnetonka cruise involving a number of Vikings players and women believed to be hired pros (strippers). The incident is still under investigation.
According to one report:
A woman who apparently was ...
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Thursday, August 25th, 2005
I'll be at Keegan's tonight, hanging with the Antt-Strib crowd in bloggers row.
Also, next week is the monthly Townhall get together. I don't know what the agenda is, however, September is the month that Townhall splits off from meetup.com. Not sure how we'll continue communication as yet, however, ...
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Thursday, June 16th, 2005
I've really done it this time. I've joined the ranks for netizens who have shops at Cafe Press. I've named my shop ConservaGear, and is disinctly right-leaning. Here's the URL: ConservaGear.
It's a new endeavor for me, and I really am having fun coming up with ideas for ...
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