Billy Graham: 1918-2018
When the Rev. Billy Graham died on Wednesday, the news received comparatively little coverage compared to the impact he made on millions of lives. I was disappointed with that, but not really...
View ArticleLearning The Hard Way With PS3
For Christmas, my kids pooled their resources and bought me a PlayStation 3. They thought it would be a fun addition to my “man cave.” I had never owned a video game console before, so I was anxious to...
View ArticleBeing Thankful For My Next Breath
In Sunday school last Sunday morning, our teacher showed us a quote from someone (nobody we knew, and not a famous person — just someone who’s grateful) who made us all stop and think. The quote,...
View ArticleA Gem Of A Fall Sports Season
It’s a little bit weird at this moment in the high school sports season, where events that breathed life into an otherwise drab fall are gone in what seems to be a heartbeat. It feels like it was...
View ArticleBattlebots Take Over Where The NFL Disappoints
I didn’t watch a single game of NFL football last weekend, and I probably won’t watch again next weekend either. I seem to have found a replacement for the rock-em, sock-em NFL. It’s the rock-em,...
View ArticleTalks About Books
Libraries, to me, are like airports. You can find all kinds of books in there that will whisk you away to places you’ve never been, and the ideas you find in them can spur the imagination like no...
View ArticleFrom Disney To Rugrats
My middle daughter Kari texted us on Sunday to say that my grandsons Jake, 7, and Nixon, 5, are now devoted fans of the cartoon, “Rugrats.” I smiled. Rugrats is a show that Kari, herself, watched when...
View ArticleFantasy Can Bring Couples Together
Today is the day I participate in a fantasy football draft, and I’m only mildly interested. I haven’t been very successful in fantasy football seasons since I began drafting teams while still in my 20s...
View ArticleEnough To Keep Me Busy
Here’s my latest book report: I am getting a little peculiar with my book reading these days; not with the kinds of books I read, but with the way I’m reading them. It used to be that I’d have one book...
View ArticleDrop The Kaepernick Blather, Already
ESPN continues to be hell-bent on shaming some NFL franchise into putting marginal quarterback and national anthem sittee Colin Kaepernick on its roster, going so far on Friday as to call every NFL...
View ArticleMy Hospital Diary
To make a long story short, the doctors were thorough, the nurses were friendly, and the food was awful. I’ve had several people ask me recently about my four-week stay at Avera-McKennan Hospital in...
View ArticleThose Spunky Americans, 1776
In this Memorial Day week, I want to talk about July 2, 1776, and the events of that day. It was on that day that the Continental Congress greatly exaggerated the stakes of the war between America and...
View ArticleNow It’s Badminton, But Could Backgammon Be Next?
I’m sure many of you would be surprised to know that badminton is a high school sport sanctioned by the Minnesota State High School League. The state girls badminton tournament is happening right now...
View ArticleMaking The Most Out Of A New Globe Reality
My emotions have shifted from uncertainty to gloom over the past week. But I try to be optimistic, so my thoughts turn to the 1988 fantasy film, “Beetlejuice” and the scene at the end where the...
View ArticleSure, Let’s Eliminate The Bunt; Nobody Knows How To Do It, Anyway
Because of sabermetrics, I don’t know anything about baseball any more. The sabermetricians are telling us this year that the statistics that we, as kids, relied on to tell us who’s great and who’s a...
View ArticleRandy Strand: A Good Old-School Guy
One of the favorite things I do as a sports reporter is watching coaches in action, and over the years I’ve particularly enjoyed standing on the sidelines during Adrian High School football games...
View ArticleBaseball Is Here Again; Try To Understand
Major league baseball’s regular season is almost here, along with the usual whining about why the sport isn’t as popular as it used to be. I don’t care any more. I love it. Millions still do. If others...
View ArticleDevour A Good Book, And Start With These
I do a lot of reading (and writing) of books, so sometimes I glance at other readers’ favorites lists to get an idea on what I might want to absorb next. Naturally I thought about what kind of list I...
View ArticleThe Quest For Open Inquiry Marches On
We’re always being told that sound science welcomes open inquiry. But of course it doesn’t always. Those who still believe in an honest examination of facts keep plugging away, however. In South Dakota...
View ArticleSidd Lives!
I thought about him after reading an ESPN story about California high school quarterback J.T. Daniels, who they say is the best prep football prospect the country has seen in years. As a sophomore, he...
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