Because a guy I knew in school made the front pages of both St. Paul & Minneapolis' papers. Seems he's accused of helping some minor country singer bag a bear illegaly a couple of years ago. He's also accused of setting up hunting trips inside a wildlife sanctuary ( Read more... )

It was my parents' 45th anniversary (and Mom's birthday), so on Saturday my brother and his family picked me up for the long drive to Sandstone. The little ones do get a bit tiresome--there are times I am glad I have no children of my own ( Read more... )

Once again, my brother decided the best place to celebrate his birthday was at the Pine County Fair. The 4-H booth was again serving a pancake breakfast, and had a new awning. Evidently, they also had a new arena, but I didn't see it this trip ( Read more... )

It was decided that we should celebrate my brother Shaun's birthday at the Pine County Fair. For our foreign readers, a county in a subdivision of a state, something like a shire. Especially in the Midwest and West, some counties are larger than certain European countries. Thus, the tradition of county fairs, where the people of the county bring ( Read more... )

I was seriously considering not going to my 25th high school reunion. I mean, I didn't care for these folks that much back then, I don't keep in touch with any of them, and other than having a steady job, nothing has improved for me since I saw them at the 20th year reunion ( Read more... )

As planned, I caught the early Greyhound bus up to Sandstone. The station is only a few blocks from where I live, which makes it easy walking, even with luggage ( Read more... )