Sometimes something happens that just plain warms my heart and makes me feel pretty good. That probably happens to most folks once in a while One of those heart-warming things for me has been happening the past few weeks. I have been making some trips up to Blue Earth Area High School to ...

What do a chance encounter in California, the Minnesota Twins and Walter Mondale all have in common? Read on to find out. My wife Pam and I took advantage of having had our COVID shots and the fact that travel and the state of California has opened back up enough to head to that state to ...

Last year in June we had to travel into Wisconsin a little way on a little family business trip, despite the pandemic. In case you wonder, we did follow all protocols and stayed safe. The trip took us through the town of Hastings, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River. We stopped for gas, ...

Spring is in the air. Can you feel it? I can. Oh sure, the spring plants are poking their heads out of the ground and starting to grow like they do every year. The tulips, the hostas and other plants are coming along. The grass is actually turning green and is going to have to be mowed ...