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  • Tiger's tales

    I've been asked by more than a few friends why I have yet to opine on the recent troubled times of pro golfer Tiger Woods. After all, I have written many sparkling blog posts about Woods and his becoming the greatest golfer, if not most accomplished athlete, in my' [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:42pm EST

  • Adrian Peterson's new theme song

    Go on & write me up for 125
    Post my face, wanted dead or alive
    Take my license n' all that jive
    I can't drive FIFTY FIVE!!!!!-Sammy Hagar

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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:10pm EST

  • A query for leftists (and it's multiple choice!!)

    In light of President Obama's decision to send upwards of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, which bumper sticker did you remove first?




    A)

    OR



    B)


    Feel free to leave your answer in [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:27pm EST

  • Hardly a death knell

    With a straight party line vote (60-39, with Ohio Republican George Voinovich not voting), the U.S. Senate opted to begin debate on health care reform. There was chatter that two Democrat Senators (Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas) would vote "no", thus falling short of the sixty [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:53pm EST

  • It's Chilly in Minnesota

    For a few weeks now, Vikings coach Brad Childress was rumored to be on the verge of signing a contract extension with the club. Now it has come to fruition.

    (Childress) was rewarded with an extension that will keep him with the franchise through the 2013 season. ESPN [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:29pm EST

  • It's a matter of priorities

    With the pending release of Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue, the mainstream media decided to do some "fact checking". As such, the Associated Press dispatched several reporters to decipher the factual basis of a book written by a failed Vice Presidential candidate who no longer holds any official position' [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:51pm EST

  • Tark the shark

    When Brett Favre was once again considering coming out of retirement earlier this year, Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton sounded off. In short, Sir Francis was less than complimentary.

    “I think it’s despicable. What he put the Packers through last year was not good. Here’s an organization [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:10pm EST

  • House passes healthcare bill

    As the House cheered passage of "Obamacare" (220-215), all I could think of was the line uttered by the character Padme in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith:

    So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.



    Ah, but the fight will [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:37pm EST

  • Sometimes "Conservative Republican" can be an oxymoron

    It was an off-year election on Tuesday, but oh how sweet it was! Republican candidates Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie emerged victorious in their respective gubernatorial races.

    But what I found curious was the e-mail I received Wednesday from Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee (emphasis mine).
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:51pm EST

  • OK, calm down!

    I’m convinced that if (Brett) Favre ever left the Packers to voluntarily play with another team, you’d hear things like “Oh, he was just a pill-popping alcoholic” or “He threw too many interceptions anyhow”.Brad Carlson - March 2007


    Not sure I've heard any Packer fans get so' [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:46pm EDT

  • Perfect Peace

    Wendy Killian attends the same church as my wife and I. We don't know her very well but are familiar with the horrific tragedy she endured about four years ago (see WCCO-TV interview she gave Wednesday).

    It was a warm summer night after a Wednesday church service' [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:58pm EDT

  • "O" for Obvious (or Overkill).

    It has been revealed that the two Northwest Airlines pilots who shunned radio communication last week were busy using their personal laptops. Given the preoccupation, NWA Flight 188 overshot the MSP airport by approximately 150 miles last Wednesday evening. While the pilots are currently on suspension, review of this [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:29pm EDT

  • Plenty of gray areas

    Every Sunday evening at 9:30 local time, I tune in to The Sports Show with local sports commentators Sid Hartman, Dark Star and Patrick Reusse. Mike Max is the moderator who throws out sports topics and the aforementioned curmudgeons regurgitate their opinions.

    While opining on yesterday’s Vikings’ loss to [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 1:53pm EDT

  • Where have you gone, Chris McAlister?




    Purple Nation turns it's faint hearts to you!!

    While Vikings' fans wait with nervous anticipation regarding the severity of cornerback Antoine Winfield's foot injury, we know Karl Paymah isn't up for the job. Why not a free agent corner with 26 career interceptions?
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 9:28pm EDT

  • Rush flushed

    Given the backlash, Rush Limbaugh being dropped as a potential investor in purchasing the NFL’s St. Louis Rams should come as no shock. Even though the sale process was in the very early stages, there were clear indications that the consortium led by Dave Checketts (with Limbaugh holding only a [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 1:47pm EDT

  • Inevitable stupidity

    When it was announced that conservative titan Rush Limbaugh was part of a group proposing the purchase of the NFL's St Louis Rams, the reactions were almost predictable. Naturally, the flap over his comments on ESPN SIX FREAKING YEARS AGO would be conjured up once more.

    But the head' [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 8:27pm EDT

  • Just a friendly reminder...

    ....it's not how you start, it's how you finish.

    For the third time in the past ten seasons, the Minnesota Vikings have started a regular season 5-0. While that's nice, it guarantees absolutely nothing.

    The previous two seasons in the past ten which the Vikes got off to' [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • Welcome to my world, Brett



    Happy birthday to a fellow 40-year old!

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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 2:34pm EDT

  • Metrodome memories

    It was July 15, 1982 when I attended my first Twins game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. A bunch of young, rag-tag ball players made up the Twins roster by that point in the season. Earlier in the year, owner Calvin Griffith jettisoned such notable veterans as Roy Smalley, [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 10:17pm EDT

  • Hey.....




    PSST. Guess who's the only QB in NFL history to defeat all 32 teams??

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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:02am EDT

  • Another A.L. batting title?

    With the American League Central division title on the line, Tuesday's one-game playoff with the Twins hosting the Detroit Tigers still counts as a "regular season" game. That said, Twins catcher Joe Mauer has not been officially declared the A.L. batting champ.

    So what has to happen for Mauer' [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 7:29pm EDT

  • Game 163.....again!!

    On Sunday, September 13, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays to improve their record to 76-66. Meanwhile, the Twins shut out the Oakland A's, giving them a record of 71-72. With the Twins 5-1/2 games out of first place with 19 to play, many Minnesota sports rubes (myself' [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 5:34pm EDT

  • Tom Barnard to leave KQ morning show

    The staple of Twin Cities morning radio, Tom Barnard, has announced he will be leaving the wildly popular KQ92 Morning Show.

    Tom made the announcement via his Facebook page:

    I wanted all of the great listeners of the K.Q. morning show to hear it directly from me. [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 10:50am EDT

  • Pull the plug on Cable

    Oakland Raiders fossil owner Al Davis hired current coach Tom Cable last season after firing Lane Kiffin for not being able to jam his hand up Kiffin's back "cause". Enter Cable, who took over on an interim basis in 2008 and then was given the job prior to this season' [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 9:29pm EDT

  • An awe-inspiring Sunday!

    An old friend of mine was in town from San Diego this weekend for a family reunion. For the past several years he has been pastor of a church in San Diego. So it was a treat to hear him and his dynamic preaching at a church in St. Paul [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 5:19pm EDT

  • A scenario for lefties to ponder

    One of the more despicable claims made by the American left is that those who engage in tea parties and town hall protests are nothing but racists who fear a black man spending their money.

    So if you cling to that idiotic meme, answer me this: Do you honestly [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 4:02pm EDT

  • Patrick Swayze: 1952-2009

    What is your favorite Patrick Swayze movie?Dirty DancingGhostPoint Break The Outsiders Red DawnRoad HouseTo Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Free polls from Pollhost.com [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:28am EDT

  • Williams Wall melts down

    Whether or not you’re a fan of women’s tennis, undoubtedly you have heard of the Williams sisters. Between the two of them, they have won twenty grand slam singles titles (Venus – 9; Serena – 11). They both have Olympic gold medals and as doubles partners have amassed another nine [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 12:42pm EDT

  • Separated at Birth: Ron Reagan & Rachel Maddow


















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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 11:06pm EDT

  • License to shill

    I haven't watched any news programs this morning, but one thing is usually certain on any anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks: Democrat politicians and/or liberal pundits will appear on news shows and ponder the obligatory "Are we safer than we were ___ years ago?" We will then hear how' [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 9:40am EDT

  • God opens doors

    This is a follow up to one of my posts from last week.

    In his own words, evangelist Jason Frenn talks about a door God opened for him a few years ago.




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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:29pm EDT

  • A new adventure

    Some time ago I had mentioned that I was thinking of a different direction for my blogging career.

    I have decided I will march on with this blog but at the same time participate in a team endeavor. Hence, the new venture entitled Grumpy Old Men. Go on! [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 12:41pm EDT

  • Remembering "The Don" of voices.

    It was sometime in 2006 when evangelist Jason Frenn, founder of Power to Change, was devising the means to promote his ministry. His first inclination was to create a DVD series of the messages he had preached across the globe. While compiling ideas for these multimedia venues, a television [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 10:39pm EDT

  • Another year, another State Fair excursion

    I always look forward to late August when my wife and I can make our annual trek out to the Minnesota State Fair. To be honest, I have a normal routine when I go to the fair. My main interests are my favorite local radio shows as well as [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 10:28pm EDT

  • Senator Ted Kennedy: 1932-2009


    After more than a year long battle with a brain tumor, Sen. Edward Kennedy passed away at the age of 77.

    I’ve often been told that if you don’t have something nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all. Admittedly I [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 1:00pm EDT

  • Banking Queen

    One of the latest parody songs is Banking Queen, sung to the tune of ABBA's Dancing Queen.

    It stars Congressman Barney Frank*, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the House Financial Service Committee.




    *celebrity voice impersonated

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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 9:55pm EDT

  • Another wedding weekend

    I remember pretty clearly my cousin Toni getting married thirty years ago. Yeah, she was a very beautiful twenty year old bride.

    Fast forward thirty years to yesterday afternoon where I witnessed Toni's 26-year old daughter taking that stroll down the aisle. It's still hard for me to [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 8:38pm EDT

  • The bitterness ensues

    While many Packer faithful deny it, the fact that several are still taking gratuitous shots at Brett Favre proves that it bugs them he's a Viking.

    A 21-year old Packer fan sums it up pretty well:


    "And those that are saying, 'I've moved on; I don't'" [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 3:55pm EDT

  • He's HEEEEERRRRRE!!!!

    OK, it’s really happening this time? Brett Favre is actually going to be the Minnesota Vikings quarterback in 2009?






    Game on!

    I won’t rehash why I think this signing is great for business but “iffy” from [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 3:00pm EDT

  • No, I'm not going through chemo

    Went for my haircut tonight and asked the stylist "Are you familiar with the 'Mr. Clean' look?" She indeed was.

    Behold the results:














    Admittedly, I have neither the [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 8:02pm EDT

  • A great day at the PGA!!

    While making small talk with the CEO at my workplace Friday morning, he asks me if I would be attending the PGA Championship at all. ”I wish”, I replied. ”Well, would you like to”, he asked me. Anytime I can start the weekend early, I’m all for it! But to [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 1:20am EDT

  • Yep! I still got it!!

    Does anyone know who the first base umpire was in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series? If you were armed with that knowledge at 5:45 this evening, AM 1500 KSTP had four tickets to give you for the Monday, August 24th game against the Baltimore Orioles.

    OK, part [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 7:24pm EDT

  • Timberwolves finally hire a coach.

    In Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals, Kevin McHale “clothes lined” Kurt Rambis when they were opposing players.




    25 years later, McHale has hamstrung Rambis.

    With Rambis having been hired as the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he takes over a franchise marred [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 1:26pm EDT

  • Make up your minds. Is dissent patriotic or not??


    According to Drudge Report, an op-ed penned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will appear in the USA Today on Monday. It is reported that Pelosi and Hoyer dub townhall protesters as "un-American" for their objections over the [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2009, 11:42pm EDT

  • Twins suck? That's odd.

    Ron Gardenhire is in the midst of his eighth season as manager of the Minnesota Twins. That means Gardy has now managed four even-year seasons (2002, '04, '06 and '08) and four odd-year seasons (2003, '05, '07 and '09).

    In the four even years, the Twins have averaged [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 9:52pm EDT

  • QB list

    What do all these quarterbacks have in common (other than the fact they're non-descript and/or mediocre)?

    Jeff George
    Tony Banks
    Kent Graham
    Jay Fiedler
    Ray Lucas
    Brian Griese
    A.J. Feeley
    Gus Frerotte
    David Carr

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    Posted: August 02, 2009, 9:18pm EDT

  • Time to reevaluate

    Hey, remember me?? Probably not, since I haven't been stopping by here very much. Given the new online tools that are Facebook and Twitter, I've pretty much ignored this blog. And the fact it's Summertime motivates me to do things outside as opposed to sitting in front of a computer [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2009, 8:00pm EDT

  • Favre to stay retired.

    So quarterback Brett Favre is staying retired, eh? Regardless whether or not Favre decided to play this season, I'm just glad all the speculation of "will or won't he" has finally ceased.

    From a business standpoint, this would have been a great signing! Every home game (regular season [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 5:34pm EDT

  • Deadline deal could help short term and long term

    With the July 31st trade deadline looming for Major League Baseball, I will be keeping a sharp eye on the local nine, who haven’t made a significant move since 2003. With the Minnesota Twins only four games out of first place in the AL Central division, an upgrade to their [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 10:46pm EDT

  • The latest Favre (non) update

    The latest in the Brett Favre news is....well....not really news at all.

    With Minnesota Vikings players scheduled to report to training camp in less than a week, Brett Favre remains anguished about whether he should come out of retirement and join the team. That decision, according to sources, [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:38pm EDT

  • Happy Pi Approximation Day




    Pi Approximation Day celebrates the mathematical constant π (pi). It is observed on July 22, due to π being roughly equal to 22/7.

    Bakers Square would be wise to capitalize on this occasion.

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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 2:28pm EDT

  • Inexplicable!!

    When I turned in last evening, the Twins had a 12-3 lead over the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the third inning. At that time, I checked the box score and saw that Twins starting pitcher Nick Blackburn had allowed three runs on eight hits in just two-plus innings. [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 10:02am EDT

  • More useless sports trivia

    The Minnesota Twins have signed veteran second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, 39, to a minor league contract. In a 14-year career with five different teams, Grudzielanek has a .290 lifetime batting average as well as the third longest last name in Major League Baseball history. Grudzielanek's twelve letter last name [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 2:56pm EDT

  • Appalling

    This is about as low budget as it gets.

    A Plymouth man hired to care for a vulnerable adult admitted to using the man's debit card to pay his own bills, according to police.

    Hennepin County prosecutors charged Varfee Pappe Dauphine, 30, with financial exploitation of a [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2009, 1:04pm EDT

  • Still the best first pitch thrown by a President



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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 11:27pm EDT

  • For all that is decent...

    ...I beg Sid Hartman to never do TV again. His grasp of names and basic facts has totally eluded him.

    The long time Star Tribune columnist, who will be 90 next year, appears every Sunday evening on the local CW program The Sports Show. Anyhow, Sid insists Billy Martin [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 10:51pm EDT

  • Cuddy's rough homestand

    With Friday evening's 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox, the Twins are still a mediocre 3-4 on this final homestand prior to the All Star Break. I realize that a rough patch of games can't be attributed to one player. But veteran outfielder Michael Cuddyer has stood out' [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 11:01pm EDT

  • Bob Davis

    A little over three months ago, I posted the announcement that AM 1500 KSTP fired conservative talk show host Bob Davis. Since that time, my blog has received several hits under the search "What happened to Bob Davis?"

    Wonder no more!!

    I was excited to learn that [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 10:12am EDT

  • Separated at Birth: Jermaine Jackson & Isiah Thomas


















    This was pointed out to me by ESPN's Bill "The Sports Guy" Simmons.

    Singer Jermaine Jackson (left) is Michael Jackson's older brother.

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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 9:16pm EDT

  • Happy Anniversary to us!!!!




    It was nine years ago today when the gal and I said our "I Dos"!!!

    Every year has gotten better. And of course, the best is yet to come!

    Happy Anniversary to my one and only!!

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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 7:23am EDT

  • Memo to victim disarmament gun control zealots

    Would it be permissible for the Nashville P.D. to complete the homicide investigation in the Steve McNair case before you begin the standard demagogue about gun control? Oh, and if you could also hold off the standard frothing-at-the-mouth reactions until McNair's family has a chance to lay him to [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 12:56pm EDT

  • You can go your own way

    While waiting to be seated at a restaurant Friday evening, the gal and I ran into a couple we knew from church. Since we were a few blocks from the Metrodome and I was donning my Twins jersey, the gentleman surmised we were going the baseball game that evening.
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    Posted: July 05, 2009, 9:05pm EDT

  • Let Freedom Ring!!!

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    Posted: July 04, 2009, 1:00am EDT

  • Mike Jungbauer to run for MN Governor!!!

    My State Senator, Mike Jungbauer (R-East Bethel), announced he is running for Governor of Minnesota....via Facebook!!!

    I said all my FB friends would know first! I am officially announcing my run for governor of the great state of Minnesota!


    I've heard rumors of the likes of' [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 5:21pm EDT

  • Like Wellstone indeed

    When checking the Star Tribune online today, I couldn't help but be struck by the following headline:

    Franken picks Wellstone as his model


    Say, wasn't it revealed that Paul Wellstone also eschewed paying workers' compensation insurance for his employees, a la Franken?
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 1:59pm EDT

  • Senator Fart Joke Franken

    It's official.

    The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Democrat Al Franken won the U.S. Senate election and said he was entitled to an election certificate that would lead to him being seated in the Senate.

    "Affirmed," wrote the Supreme Court, unanimously rejecting Republican Norm Coleman's claims [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2009, 2:58pm EDT

  • Quote of the day

    What Judge Sotomayor did in Ricci was the equivalent of a pilot error resulting in a bad plane crash. And now the pilot is being offered to fly Air Force One. -- Wendy Long (Judicial Confirmation Network), on the Supreme Court's decision in Ricci v. DeStefano


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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 1:53pm EDT

  • Transition period.

    Admittedly, I was never much of a fan of actress Farrah Fawcett, who passed away Thursday at the age of 62. Truth be told, I admired her less for her glamor and beauty and more for the fact she was once married to my childhood hero!

    Fawcett [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 1:58pm EDT

  • Nothing like a little perspective

    CNN fossil talk show host Larry King on where he was when he heard the news of the death of Michael Jackson:

    I was at home, I was watching the Dodger game. I go to all the Dodger games. The Dodgers were playing in Chicago and they lost, [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:14pm EDT

  • Right Said, Fred!

    Fred Thompson was my candidate of choice to represent the GOP in the 2008 Presidential race. In my estimation, Thompson was solidly conservative in the areas most important to me (i.e. Life, taxes, Supreme Court justices and National Security).

    And Thompson's approach to handling the Iran situation makes the [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 1:39pm EDT

  • Reality bites.

    Admittedly, I hadn't ever watched an entire episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8. But I couldn't help but be intrigued by the setting: A 30-something couple with eight children (Twins born in 2001 and sextuplets born in 2004) having their lives broadcast on television. Certainly it would make [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 7:36pm EDT

  • Can I add an "AMEN" to the end of this?



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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 12:43pm EDT

  • Red whine

    You have to be amused by the whining of the Boston Red Sox players. Last evening, the Sox were scheduled to play the Florida Marlins despite forecasters predicting nearly a 100% chance of rain in the Boston area.

    With the Marlins leading 2-1 after five innings, the umpires called [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 9:21am EDT

  • Where were you when you heard the news?

    I'll never forget where I was when I learned former baseball slugger Sammy Sosa was using steroids. It happened while I was watching him battle Mark McGwire for the single season home run record.

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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 11:21pm EDT

  • The quest for respect

    I didn’t comment on the David Letterman-Sarah Palin flap last week because…well….what’s the point? Letterman has been irrelevant since about 1995 when The Tonight Show with Jay Leno surpassed Letterman’s Late Show in the ratings. In fact, Letterman has never really gotten over the fact that NBC chose Leno [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 7:42pm EDT

  • If you think Canadian health care is so great.....

    Is this what we want here in America????




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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 4:43pm EDT

  • Steel Town prevails again

    Congrats to the Pittsburgh Penguins (or as my wife's cousin from Southwestern Pennsylvania says, "PANG WINS") on winning the Stanley Cup Friday night. The Pens went on the road in Game 7 and defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1.

    So within the last four months, Pittsburgh has [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2009, 11:19pm EDT

  • Separated at Birth: VP Biden & Col. Blake











    In an episode of M*A*S*H*, Col. Blake (right, played by McLean Stevenson) once said "Will you stop saying what I'm thinking?" Given his plethora of verbal gaffes, the Vice President should' [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

  • Happy Birthday Bonnie Tyler

    The husky-voiced Welsh singer turns 58 today.

    Ms. Tyler scored such top 40 hits as It's A Heartache, Holding out for a Hero and Total Eclipse of the Heart, which hit #1 in 1983.




    Now enjoy some comic relief in the following parody of' [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2009, 8:31pm EDT

  • President Reagan on the 40th anniversary of D-Day: 6/6/1984





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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 3:34pm EDT

  • Charles Krauthammer tells it like it is



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    Posted: June 05, 2009, 10:32pm EDT

  • Pawlenty will not seek third term; Who's up for the GOP in '10?

    My wife and I with Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the 2004 MN State Fair

    Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has announced he will not seek a third term in 2010.

    For my money, Pawlenty brought a tremendous amount of dignity and class to [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 3:03pm EDT

  • Let's clear this up once and for all

    I am shocked and appalled at the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller. Despite his despicable practice of performing late-term abortions, Tiller did not deserve to be gunned down in cold blood.

    So let it be known: I am 100% AGAINST abortion, whether it be a baby [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 9:45pm EDT

  • And now, some unsolicited advice

    Say you're planning to drive on the freeway. Upon getting on the entrance ramp, you begin to pick up speed to be able to successfully merge into highway traffic. So once it comes time to merge into the far right lane (especially if you're in a white Subaru getting on [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2009, 7:45pm EDT

  • When technology fails

    With the industry I work in, we are required to file an annual RFS report with the Environmental Protection Agency. Unfortunately, there have been issues today which didn't allow me to put together the file to send electronically (naturally it has to be time stamped the last business day of' [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2009, 1:26pm EDT

  • A great start to the week!






    I turned 40 on Sunday, yet the celebration continued at the Memorial Day gathering we hosted. As pictured above , I was given a bottle of Ol' Geezer wine, which is made in South Africa. And without' [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2009, 12:20am EDT

  • Life's milestones.

    I turned 20 years old less than a week removed from finishing my second year of college. I had a summer job working at the North St Paul 7-11 (right before all 7-11s were sold to the company that runs Super America) but had this particular night off to celebrate [...]
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    Posted: May 24, 2009, 7:01am EDT

  • What a blessed event!!

    The newly married couple greets their guests

    Yeah, some couples naturally go together!

    On Saturday evening, my wife and I had the distinct honor and pleasure to attend the nuptials of dear friends Ben & Faith. For a recap, [...]
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    Posted: May 24, 2009, 12:06am EDT

  • That's where they draw the line

    Looks as though the on-again, off-again relationship between actress Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson may be on-again....'til death do they part (emphasis mine)!

    The Mean Girls star is also said to be considering converting to Judaism to marry her lesbian lover.

    According to the National Enquirer,' [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 6:16pm EDT

  • New York Times spikes ACORN corruption story

    Kudos to Anita Moncrief, Obama supporter, for blowing the whistle on this story. But since there was a chance (albeit minute) that it would embarrass President Obama, The NY Times declined to pursue it.





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    Posted: May 18, 2009, 11:20pm EDT

  • Swept away.

    "I just have to tip my hat to the Yankees and call them my daddy."
    -Pedro Martinez, after a rough 2004 vs. the New York Yankees

    Twins manager Ron Gardenhire (owner of a 3-23 regular season record in the Bronx) can now echo Pedro's sentiment.

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    Posted: May 18, 2009, 10:29pm EDT

  • Saying goodbye to Bachelor Ben

    I was honored to attend a bachelor party for my pal Ben last evening, as he we will be married to the lovely Faith this Saturday. It was great to catch up with my blogging pals John (a/k/a the Father of the Bride), Mark (who will live-blog the [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 7:44pm EDT

  • Quote of the year, so far

    Former NBA player Corie Blount was recently sentenced to a year in jail for felony marijuana posession. Blount claimed the nearly 30 pounds of marijuana was for personal use, to which Judge Craig Hedric replied, "Cheech and Chong would have had a hard time smoking that much."

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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 12:18pm EDT

  • Mauer power

    On Tuesday evening my gal & I went to our first Twins game this season as part of our partial season ticket package!

    Joe Mauer is now hitting .500 this season (he missed all of the month of April due to injury) after going 2 for 3 with [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 7:20am EDT

  • You never what yer gonna get

    In the four or five years I've been writing in this space, I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my opinions on a myriad of issues. Given that I have broached both light-hearted and controversial subjects, I would often anticipate the type of feedback I might receive. In fact, I can think' [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 8:09pm EDT

  • The never-ending stories

    I was just starting to get used to the idea of the Minnesota Vikings ushering in the Sage Rosenfels era upon the announcement that Brett Favre would stay retired.

    But then ESPN reported Friday that Favre's playing status for 2009 is indeed not settled.

    A source' [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 10:26pm EDT

  • Just a general observation

    When MSNBC's Keith Olbermann dubs someone the "Worst Person in the World", it's the equivalent of The Elephant Man chiding somebody for having an acne problem.

    That is all.

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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 1:12pm EDT

  • Will Favre don purple after all?


    Sure, quarterback Brett Favre coming to the Vikings would have been much juicier had it taken place last season. Favre would have been a mere one year removed from his illustrious career in Green Bay and would have opened the 2008 regular season in Lambeau [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 8:52pm EDT

  • The latest battle in the Culture War

    One has hardly been able to watch the news over the past few months without the broaching of a very controversial subject: gay marriage.

    In March, the Vermont legislature legalized gay marriage by overriding the veto of Gov. Jim Douglas. A month later, the Iowa Supreme Court [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 8:33pm EDT

  • The specter of Arlen now haunting Democrats

    The defection of Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter to the Democrat party didn't break a lot of hearts in the GOP. However, with the likely seating of Al Franken in the Senate, that would give the Democrats the magic number of 60. As such, Republicans' celebration of Specter's departure should have' [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
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