LIFE AT PEBBLE CREEK
Rachel Halvorson had just won her second straight individual state golf title Wednesday at Pebble Creek in Becker. I was interviewing her and noticed tears in her eyes. I couldn’t tell if they were tears of joy or tears of relief. She did have a big smile on her face, but the pressure on her walking up the 18th green with hundreds of people watching … Continue reading LIFE AT PEBBLE CREEK
SAVE A TURTLE
Before you continue reading my blog I would like to make one thing perfectly clear. I am all for helping and saving animals. It bothers me when I see animals being abused and mistreated. However, this past week I witnessed on three different occasions people stopping their car alongside of the road, and endangering their life and the lives of the people traveling along the … Continue reading SAVE A TURTLE
WHAT A WEEK!
I was going to blog about my weight loss and how proud I am of myself at how much weight I have lost since I had a heart pacemaker put in on May 2nd. That was my plan, but what happened in high school area sports this past week is hard to not blog about. LQPV softball team playing for a section championship. LQPV baseball … Continue reading WHAT A WEEK!
SOFTBALL AND THE SUN!
While walking to the Marshall softball complex Saturday morning I noticed that I was squinting my eyes because the sun was so bright! I haven’t done that in a while, so I went back to the parking lot to get my sunglasses. My wife had warned me to put on sun screen and I failed to do that. Sunday morning I noticed that my arms … Continue reading SOFTBALL AND THE SUN!
GOT TO LAUGH SOMETIMES
My last two blogs have been pretty serious topics, so it’s time to lighten it up a bit. I have found myself laughing a lot this past week. Sometimes at myself and with others. Having a heart pacemaker is a serious matter, but I have had so much fun joking about it with people this past week. Sometimes you just have to laugh about what … Continue reading GOT TO LAUGH SOMETIMES
THANK YOUR MOM
My mother spent a month in St. Josephs hospital in Mankato before I was born. She’d had diabetes since she was fourteen years old and her pregnancy with me hadn’t gone so well. She was 28 years old and I would be her first child. Mom and dad married in 1951 and for 6 years tried to have a baby and couldn’t. So when I … Continue reading THANK YOUR MOM