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Just out for a walk one day

Posted May 12, 2012 @ 01:45 PM

Here’s the coolest thing I’ve seen today....

Seeing the Constitution…sort of

Posted May 10, 2012 @ 12:37 PM

The U.S. Constitution is even better when you see it — or a reasonable facsimile — in real life.

Neutron stars and airplanes

Posted May 07, 2012 @ 07:20 AM

I'd like to get a keyring made out of neutron star material. It would only be about as big as a domino, but would be really, really heavy.

Think of the great tricks you could play!

‘October Baby’ is worth seeing

Posted May 03, 2012 @ 01:05 PM

When I first heard about the movie “October Baby” I wondered what kind of message it would portray on the big screen.

If one solely went by the reviews I checked out prior to going and seeing it for myself, I would have gone into seeing the film with a bit of cynicism.

After all, the movie critics used words like controversial and polarizing to describe this film – all because of its topic.

A few thoughts of my own, others

Posted Apr 25, 2012 @ 08:21 PM

I have to admit I am pretty excited about the Redwood Valley FFA Chapter poultry team qualifying for the national contest. It’s not just because I am a proud dad, although that is certainly part of it.

Some April 23rd thoughts

Posted Apr 23, 2012 @ 11:07 AM

A hundred years ago today (assuming you’re reading this on Monday), the lead story in the Redwood Gazette was about the sinking of the Titanic.

Welcome home, troops!

Posted Apr 18, 2012 @ 07:10 PM

I want to officially welcome home the members of the Minnesota National Guard who were in the Middle East and returned home over the weekend.

Kitchen crickets and Nat

Posted Apr 16, 2012 @ 12:31 PM

In some Asian cultures, it is considered good luck to have a cricket in your house.

I know this because I saw the Disney movie Mulan, and am aware that Disney is always scrupulously accurate in its depictions of other cultures.

It’s been on my mind because for the past two weeks or so we’ve had a cricket living in the brick chimney in the center of our kitchen.

Moments of strength, courage

Posted Apr 12, 2012 @ 01:26 PM

The typical 12-year-old, at least from my experience, usually worries about things like making sure their clothes match and how they are ever going to get all of their homework done in time to watch their favorite show on TV.

While Jacob Gould might think about these things, one could not call him typical.

Unleash the diplomas of graduation

Posted Apr 09, 2012 @ 11:55 AM

It’s April, so we’re thick in the middle of one of Redwood’s biggest holiday seasons.

I’m referring, of course, to high school graduation season.

There aren’t very many left

Posted Apr 04, 2012 @ 03:40 PM

When I first started working at the Gazette way back in 1997 I was assigned to primarily cover the education beat.

While my experience in journalism was limited to say the least, education in Redwood Falls was the perfect fit.

After all, it was a world in which I was very familiar. I had only been away from the school six years, nearly to the day, when I again walked into the local school district for my introduction into local education.

Not so deep thoughts

Posted Apr 02, 2012 @ 11:55 AM

You know what I want for Christmas? A power-loader, like in the movie Aliens, only an actual, operational one.

The first thing I’d do is track down that little boy who bullied me in fifth grade.

Me: “Think you’re so tough now, eh?”

A visit to the land of stories

Posted Mar 28, 2012 @ 08:54 PM

For the past several weeks I have been looking for the opportunity to take my baby girl Martha to the Children’s Museum exhibit on display at the Redwood Falls Public Library.

That opportunity came this past Tuesday afternoon.

While mommy was otherwise occupied, Martha and her daddy went from one story to the next in “Storyland,” and both of us loved every minute of it.

Well, I take that back.

The mystery of Yooner Flavormay

Posted Mar 26, 2012 @ 11:21 AM

Culture shock hits when a very nice southern lady asks her Minnesota Yankee relatives a question in a foreign language.

Stubborn, stupid…or both

Posted Mar 21, 2012 @ 12:29 PM

In any given winter, we all know the earlier the temps begin to fall the sooner the jackets, mittens, hats, boots, scarves and other clothing intended to keep us warm is moved from the storage closet to a place more readily available.

For some, the winter gear is donned at the first sign of snow, while others pace themselves.

As most of you know, I am of the pace myself crowd, which invariable draws the same maternal question from many I know are concerned with my well being – “Troy, where is your jacket?”

Workings of the mind

Updated Mar 18, 2012 @ 02:36 PM

Many people believe animals are incapable of thinking. That belief usually disappears the first time you realize you’ve just been outsmarted by your dog.

Another day, another scam

Posted Mar 15, 2012 @ 08:24 AM

It is really too bad we have to be so suspicious, because in the end the cynic in us might just ignore a plea for help that is legitimate because we figure it is just some sort of fraud. When it comes to e-mails, letters or other similar potential scams, make sure you research before you just send the money.

Black, white, and shades of gray

Posted Mar 12, 2012 @ 11:18 AM

One day in college I visited a friend who was sitting in his living room flipping between channels on his TV.

On one channel an old war movie came on in the middle of a battle scene of some sort, with tanks splashing through mud and soldier marching around. Since I like a good war movie, I leaned forward to see what the story was about.

“Ewww, it’s black and white. Change the channel,” my roommate’s friend said.

AND MY FRIEND DID.

I can prove you all are lying

Posted Mar 08, 2012 @ 11:04 AM

I do not text, and if I even had a cell phone I am very confident I would not do it even then.

Why, you might ask, would one whose business is centered on the concept of communication avoid what has been the most prevalent form of people disseminating information to each other in recent years?

The answer is simple.

I hate texting, because it teaches bad habits when it comes to everything from spelling to grammar.

Fame and fortune await

Posted Mar 05, 2012 @ 11:01 AM

Like all print journalists, I aspire to write The Great American Novel.

I thought I would let you in on the writer’s creative process by allowing you to see some notes for my 600 page masterpiece-in-progress....

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