Posted in blog, news, writing, tagged news on December 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In a stunning discovery, daily page views at “Views from Minnesota” jumped a whopping 62 percent in the past 10 days! For all intents and purposes, I have no clue why the dramatic increase. I haven’t added new sites on the blogroll. I didn’t change my writing style. I didn’t add any deep, [...]
Posted in bridge, catastrophe, column, news, paranoid, writing, tagged personality disorder on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I want to get paid to write a column for a liberal newspaper.
Why?
Earlier this week, a local Minneapolis columnist (who happens to write for the Star Tribune) inked a piece on the newly chosen contractor who has been selected by the State to build the replacement bridge over the Mississippi River. (You likely remember that [...]
Posted in California, catastrophe, fire, news on October 24, 2007 | No Comments »
Fire. We typically think it a good thing, unless it engulfs a prairie, attacks our home, or comes from the sky in the form of a meteor - then it’s not so good.
At one point in my childhood, Dad drove a ‘73 Ford Econoline van. That van experienced an engine fire once and after it [...]
Posted in Big 10, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, college football, entertainment, football, news, sports on September 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Hard to believe that the Big 10 standings look like this two weeks into the season.
Michigan. No wins. Imagine that. I feel a little sorry for the Blue. And I really wish the Hawkeyes had Michigan on its schedule this year. It could be a real drubbing, which Iowa doesn’t get to do [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, analysis, bridge, catastrophe, midwest living, news, politics, public relations, war on August 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s approval rating has skyrocketed recently. Why? In the aftermath of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis that killed 13 people, his face, name and voice have saturated the media. The Republican, now twice elected as governor, has stepped up, admitting some of his own short-sighted thinking about passing legislation that would [...]
Posted in Elvis, celebrities, culture, icon, life, music, news, tragedy on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On Aug. 16, 1977 I was standing outside my junior high school, waiting for orientation to begin when a friend told me Elvis Presley had died. The King. Gone. I’ve never been a big fan of Elvis, although I’ve known many people who were, including my Grandma Elliot.
This picture is the Elvis I grew up [...]
Posted in Boston, Minneapolis, NBA, celebrities, community, news, professional sports on August 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Out of the chute let me say I’m not a big professional sports fan. Sure, I follow (at arm’s length) the home town teams of the Vikings, the T-Wolves, the Twins and the Wild (although I just don’t get hockey). Pro sports are, in my view, getting closer and closer to resembling the World Wrestling [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, biking, bridge, catastrophe, counseling, life, midwest living, news, tragedy on August 1, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Five hours into the aftermath of the Minnesota 35W bridge collapse near downtown Minneapolis and tragically, but also miraculously, seven people have been confirmed dead of the hundreds who were treated for injuries.
How did this happen and why? These are questions the Minnesota Department of Transportation and National Transportation and Safety Board will be asked [...]
Posted in analysis, blog, communications, humor, news, words, writing on July 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
When it bleeds it leads. That’s the philosophy of the news media. For centuries, the bad news gets the spotlight - above the fold in newspapers and the first 30 seconds on television news. (Did I just say first 30 seconds? I meant all 22 minutes of TV news programming.) We are our own worst enemies [...]
Posted in John Stewart, The Daily Show, Tour de France, biking, celebrities, cycling, humor, news on July 27, 2007 | No Comments »
There’s a reason John Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” does what he does and gets paid so handsomely. He’s just that good.
With all the doping scandals underway during the 2007 Tour de France, Stewart took to his stage and found the humor in it all. I shouldn’t give away the clip, so [...]
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