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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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Being the boss By: Brent Olson 02/04/2013 @ 9:11am

I saw an article in the newspaper that said we might be seeing some bipartisanship in Washington, that some of the senators are actually beginning to work together.And, the person ...

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A face I deserve By: Brent Olson 01/22/2013 @ 8:31am

George Orwell said, “At 50, everyone has the face they deserve.”I didn’t need to hear that.My computer has a camera in it that can be activated with the push of one button ...

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Lessons from Lance By: Jerry Nelson 01/22/2013 @ 8:28am

There has been much hoopla lately about the bad choices made by professional cyclist Lance Armstrong. Somehow it’s not all that surprising. What would you expect of someone who ...

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Dating games By: Jerry Nelson 01/07/2013 @ 11:00am

The advent of the Internet has changed our lives in many ways. For example, how did we ever manage to waste time before Angry Birds?Dating is another activity that has been ...

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Holiday newsletters By: Jerry Nelson 12/18/2012 @ 8:57am

This is the time of year when holiday newsletters are commonly composed. Sheaves of paper are cranked through mimeograph machines (Google it, you whippersnappers!) and mail ...

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Smokin'! By: Jerry Nelson 12/03/2012 @ 1:36pm

“Friends don’t let friends cook with hydrocarbons.” -- Bumper sticker seen at a barbecue contest.“Life is too short for cheap beer.” -- T-shirt seen at that same ...

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Teeter-totter By: Brent Olson 11/06/2012 @ 9:26am

Have you noticed that you don’t see teeter-totters on playgrounds anymore?There’s a reason for that.  They’re dangerous.  They don’t have to be, of course. If a ...

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Saving daylight By: Jerry Nelson 10/30/2012 @ 8:56am

The time has come once again when we Americans will perch on the edge of our collective seats, waiting with bated breath to hear the answer to an extraordinarily important ...

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Cruise control By: Brent Olson 10/30/2012 @ 8:53am

There is no cruise control in New Zealand.Or maybe there is, but I’ve been driving here for ten days and haven’t taken my eyes off the road long enough to figure out all the ...

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Trick or Treat! By: Jerry Nelson 10/24/2012 @ 9:28am

They’re ba-ack!  We are once again under siege by an army of the undead. Legions of brain-eating zombies are lurching across this great land of ours, spreading terror and ...

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Hobbit By: Brent Olson 10/24/2012 @ 9:19am

I’d been up for around 30 hours. I’d left home on Friday, it was now Sunday, and I had no idea how I lost Saturday. I was driving in the rain, on the left side of the road ...

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