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August 4th, 2022, marked the beginning of the end for the small-minded holier-than-thou 62 percent living in Jamestown Township/Hudsonville,...
Here’s Looking at You Kid
Prologue Throughout the 1980s and 90s I worked as a residential real estate appraiser in southeastern Minnesota. If you’re unfamiliar, real estate...
Recent Vote Guarantees Hudsonville Michigan’s Continued Ignorance
August 4th, 2022, marked the beginning of the end for the small-minded holier-than-thou 62 percent living in Jamestown Township/Hudsonville,...
How to Eat Lunch
Just finished packing my lunch. Besides vegetables and dip and a bag of Bing cherries, I packed a hardboiled egg and a bag of shredded chicken. Now...
Pee When You Can
I'm a big fan of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. And I'm guessing if you are as well then you're also a fan of the new Netflix Reacher movie...
07.09.22 – Billboards
The drive from Rochester to Brainerd is peppered with billboards. And as with all billboards, you'd probably agree, some stand out more than others....
07.10.22 – Home Again
Vacation is almost over. Back to the grind tomorrow. We've only been gone a week, but it's interesting how you can miss the day-to-day comforts of...
The Easter Rolex
It occurs to me, as I struggle to write the opening of this story, how ignorant I can be. I’ve come to this realization - that may have been...
Brotherly Love
My older brother Michael hasn’t beat the living crap out of me for more than 50 years now. Lucky for him. In this day and age, they’d lock him up...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rabbit Pee
Five seconds ago, the baby was being all cute and smiley and giggly. Now he was bleeding and red-faced-screaming at the top of his six-month-old...