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Drive-in By: Brent Olson 06/18/2013 @ 7:40am

I have some memories of drive-in movie theatres, but I haven’t been to one in years.Times change.Friday morning my wife said, “The kids invited us to come to the drive-in ...

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Vacation By: Brent Olson 06/11/2013 @ 8:25am

Last week I spent three days on vacation.It’s not my best thing.I was a little panicky when my wife broached the subject of gathering all our kids and grandkids at a resort for ...

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Devil's Gulch By: Jerry Nelson 06/10/2013 @ 1:00pm

The caller ID displayed an Iowa area code. I answered the phone and the caller asked me if I was me. This can be a tricky question. You never know who might be trying to peddle ...

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Wooden legs By: Jerry Nelson 05/28/2013 @ 9:01am

The event is lost in the mists of time, but it may have happened something like this: A farmer rested while carrying a pail of barley. It suddenly began to rain, so he abandoned ...

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Commute By: Brent Olson 05/20/2013 @ 8:01am

For many people in this country, their daily commute is the worst part of their lives. The average time spent commuting is around a half hour, and if you live in parts of ...

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A perfect storm By: Jerry Nelson 05/13/2013 @ 9:25am

“The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -- Mark TwainWith the Winter That Would Not Go Away finally fading ...

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Motorcycles By: Brent Olson 05/07/2013 @ 7:52am

It’s spring and a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of...motorcycles.It’s been a couple of decades since I last rode a motorcycle, but the first warm day of spring always ...

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The old Ford By: Jerry Nelson 04/29/2013 @ 11:43am

It never failed to amaze me when I would pick our kids up after school. Scores of large, powerful vehicles -- SUVs, pickups, sports cars, luxury sedans -- would pour out of the ...

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Homegrown health care By: Jerry Nelson 04/22/2013 @ 9:48am

At some time or another, nearly all of us will avail ourselves of the healthcare system. This is true even for Superman, but only because he was being such a jerk to Lois Lane ...

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Buddies By: Brent Olson 04/17/2013 @ 2:43pm

I wasn’t there.It’s not my story.But it’s a good story.A few decades ago, there was a guy, and this guy had a good buddy.  Anyway, he brought a girl to his hometown bar ...

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Defective weather detective By: Jerry Nelson 04/17/2013 @ 2:39pm

Like many of you, I am deeply disappointed with the weather we have had this spring. These are not the sort of meteorological conditions we were promised! I am this close to ...

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Nervous By: Brent Olson 04/02/2013 @ 8:32am

A few days ago I was talking to a guy who built his own airplane.And flew it.And lived.Those three don’t always go together.  It’s a great story.  When his kids were ...

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Luck of the Irish By: Brent Olson 03/29/2013 @ 7:59am

You’ve heard the phrase, “the luck of the Irish.”I’m not Irish.I was on my way to St. Paul for a meeting, but first I had to drop off 50 pounds of Irish stew at our ...

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Signs of spring By: Jerry Nelson 03/19/2013 @ 4:42pm

We have now entered what is perhaps the cruelest time of the year. And no, I’m not talking about the Twins baseball ...

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Late for work By: Brent Olson 03/19/2013 @ 4:36pm

I was almost late for work the other day.That’s a new experience for me.  I’m fifty-eight years old and this is the first real job I’ve had since I was twenty.Don’t ...

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The Vikings! By: Jerry Nelson 03/11/2013 @ 1:24pm

The Vikings -- those grungy, gnarly guys who grunt and grimace as they gouge and grapple -- have been much discussed at our house lately.No, I don’t mean the team from ...

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The thief of bedtime By: Brent Olson 02/19/2013 @ 9:09am

We had three of our grandchildren over the weekend and it was, as always, big fun.That doesn’t mean that there weren’t occasional moments of puzzlement.For instance, around ...

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Car talk By: Jerry Nelson 02/18/2013 @ 9:14am

A bunch of us guys were shooting the breeze the other day when the topic of conversation inevitably turned to cars. I know that many wives believe that whenever guys gather in ...

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A midwinter car show By: Jerry Nelson 02/11/2013 @ 10:58am

Enduring our long winters out here on the Northern Plains requires skill and finesse and, at times, a healthy dollop of self-delusion. With our latest blizzard bearing down on us ...

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Valentine's advice By: Jerry Nelson 02/04/2013 @ 9:28am

My wife and I will soon celebrate our 32nd anniversary, which means our marriage has outlived its warranty by 31 ½ years.Time has transformed my wife into a mind reader. For ...

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