by Dave Meir | Kinda Non-Fiction
The Easter Fart ME: “Gather ‘round kids; Grandpa has a story to tell you.” OLDEST GRANDDAUGHTER: (excited) “Come on, Juniper, get over here; Grandpa’s going to tell us a story!” YOUNGEST GRANDDAUGHTER: (not excited) “Grandpa’s full of shit, Mary Jean-Jane. Not in all...
by Dave Meir | Kinda Non-Fiction
Oh Hell No It’s winter here in Minnesota, and it’s been a weird one so far. By this time last year, we were up to our asses in snow. This year – well, the day before yesterday, on the 15th of December – we had tornadoes. And the day before that, it was 65...
by Dave Meir | Kinda Non-Fiction
Rise of the Granny Grabber This disturbing headline recently appeared on the CBS Minnesota WCCO Website: “70-Year-Old Woman Was Drinking Tequila, Holding Fake Gun While Hanging Off I-94 Overpass” Maybe you saw this headline yourself? And maybe you wondered as I did, ...
by Dave Meir | Kinda Non-Fiction
Raised By Smokers No doubt you’ve heard the saying, “You can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family.” And while I personally have no regrets about my family, I imagine there may be those who do. Take for example Marina Chapman of Bradford, England. Honest...
by Dave Meir | Kinda Non-Fiction
Icing on the Cake I am not a shopper. I am what you might refer to as a “get-in-get-it-get-out” kind of consumer. The act of wandering a store looking at popcorn poppers I have no use for, shoes I’ll never wear, or spring jackets simply because they’re on the...
