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This column appears in the Oct. 31, 2008, edition of the Rosemount Town Pages. I am not an outdoorsman. Not remotely. I did some fishing when I was younger, mostly on annual trips with my uncle to the Wisconsin trout … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Oct. 17, 2008 edition of the Town Pages When I moved into my house last December winter was already well under way. About all I could do to prepare for the cold weather was blow-dry … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Oct. 10, 2008 edition of the Town Pages. When you bike 160 miles in a day as I did last Saturday on a family trip to Duluth you have a lot of time alone with … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Sept. 19, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. Dear Federal Government, I’m not sure how I’m supposed to go about this and I’m a little embarrassed to even ask, but do you think I could … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Sept. 12, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. To the commissioner of the Vicious Viking Fantasy Football league: First, I want to thank you for the opportunity to compete in your league this year. I … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Sept. 5, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. For four days this week the eyes of the world will be on St. Paul as the Republican Party holds its convention and officially names John McCain … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Aug. 29, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. So, I’m starting to think my house is haunted. Which, you know, kind of sucks. It’s not that I have anything against ghosts — or spiritual-Americans, as … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Aug. 22, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. I thought I was done with the Olympics. When the 2004 summer games were held in Athens I couldn’t have cared less. I was even less interested … Continue reading →

This column appeared in the Aug. 15, 2008, edition of the Town Pages. I’m not much of a sports guy. I’ll never be able to talk off the top of my head about how many home runs Justin Morneau hit … Continue reading →

Look, it’s not that I was ignoring you all these weeks. But technical problems beyond my control made it impossible to post here. Things seem to be fixed, though, and we’re back up to date. And now you’ve got more … Continue reading →