As many of you may know, I had open-heart surgery on Monday, September 21st, and spent 19 days in the St. Cloud Hospital. I’m certainly glad that chapter is behind me, and I’m really looking forward to getting back to work by the end of the month. I’ll spare you the gritty details of the surgery and hospital stay. What I truly want to share … Continue reading LESSONS FROM THE ICU
While working at the county fair this weekend. I observed someone doing something that really annoys me and I thought of a blog I had written a while back and so here is my pet peeve blog. Pet peeves—I have a number of them that I would like to share. I guess I have more than just a few; I might have hundreds of them! … Continue reading Pet Peeves
Last Thursday was a rollercoaster of extreme heat, missing brain cells, and a very public lesson in modern teen humor. It all started at the high school football season opener, with LQPV hosting Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. My broadcasting partner, Dick Newman, and I were setting up the radio equipment in what can only be described as a portable sauna in the press box with a view. Earlier … Continue reading A Fan, a Football Game, and a White Lie
A couple of posts ago, I jokingly declared that I should become a professional photographer. Well, this past week officially confirmed it: that is 100% my post-retirement calling. I’m buying a real camera, folks, and there’s no turning back! It all started on Saturday at my friends Molly and Derek’s wedding in Marshall, where I managed to capture what might honestly be one of the … Continue reading I MIGHT BE GOOD AT THIS!
Just sharing a few random things that happened to me this week. First off, on Saturday I got a text from a Swift County Fair board member asking if I’d be interested in judging the pie contest again in a few weeks. It took me all of a microsecond to text back: ABSOLUTELY! I think this makes 10 or 15 years in a row now, … Continue reading BEST PART OF MY WEEK
Well, here I go! It is officially time to kick off my favorite stretch of the summer: my first County Fair of the season. Working for KLQP, I have the distinct honor—and the stamina—to set up our radio booth at five different county fairs. That’s right, five! Usually, you can find me holding down the fort in the Q-92 booth from Thursday through Sunday, broadcasting … Continue reading LET THE FAIR FUN BEGIN
