The Rolling Stones and a similar Hole song keep running through my head.
This past week has been okay. And by “okay” I mean it sorta sucked. There were some good things - I spent time with my family, enjoyed watching my nieces and nephews open their gifts, had good conversations with [...]

If you live within driving distance of Duluth, it makes a great weekend getaway destination. Canal Park is a quaint neighborhood containing restaurants, bars, boutiques and parks. Downtown is a short jaunt up the hill. Mansions line the road to the north, lakeshore properties along the largest lake in the world.
Duluth is [...]

It’s official - Minneapolis is getting a Hamburger Mary’s! I’ve never actually been to a HMs before - just heard about them. My friend Justin actually works at the one in Vegas and he’s loving it. I had signed up to receive updates on the restaurant many moons ago and had forgotten [...]

Pay It Forward makes me cry every time I see it. Okay, so I just saw it for the second time - but this makes twice.
The concept is simple. Do something nice for three people. Eventually it’ll come full circle and somebody will do something nice for you.
I [...]

I’m happy to report that my father is doing well today. Though they’re still not certain what actually caused his “cardiac incidents” they have inserted a permanent pacemaker / defribulator to address the symptom - his heart stopping. Thank you all for the kind words through this. I was really taken aback [...]

I got out of my Thursday night Men’s Big Book Study meeting in St. Paul and checked my cell phone. 4 missed calls. All from my mother. Mom’s a little OCD, but this was a little out of the ordinary, even for her. Something had to be wrong.
I checked my voicemail. [...]

… they’re torturing me.”

There’s a social force at work in the world today - some may even call it a conspiracy. It’s only subtly present in urban areas, and likely nonexistant in rural ones. It makes brief appearances in suburbia. It is something we must all take a stand against. Our identities, once hidden, [...]

I began my obsession with looks during the summer before 4th grade. I’m not sure what triggered it, but when shopping for school clothes that year, I knew that I had to be very selective about what I picked off the racks at J.C. Penny’s.
My mother took my younger brother and I [...]

Jim, Dave, Steve and I all had a fantastic time at the Houston Roundup. They’re so hospitable down in the south!
I met a ton of awesome people. Went to a few workshops. Heard some great speakers. Went out to the clubs one night - that was a little scary. [...]