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At WGN, No Grand Prize Game
I was on WGN’s Midday News on Thursday, February 2nd. You can watch it here.
This Blew My Mind (it’s also inconsequential)
I’m woefully shallow in matters of Presidential history. I can name the first few. I can list the last ten or so. I know Lincoln was the 16th. I know Andrew Johnson (not to be confused with the legendary cyclone that was President Andrew Johnson) but only because he is somehow part of my family [...]
Recollections of a Life Lived
This part of the story is hazy. Back in the summer of 1984 (it could have been ’83 or ’86 or ’87) I sat on the living room floor of my grandparents’ house in Mission, KS being quizzed by my grandfather. The subject was baseball and the questions were endless. It was then I [...]
Passing this along | Deer Hunting with Jesus
If you haven’t already read Joe Bageant’s excellent book, Deer Hunting with Jesus, you really should. If you can’t afford it right now, let me know and I’ll try to buy a copy for you. I think it should be mandatory reading for the times. It’d be great if we could book club it. Anyway, [...]
End of the Year List #1 – Music
Here is a partial list of the albums I bought this year: Ms. Fridrich – You Call That Brave Panic at the Disco – Vices and Virtues Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – Rock N’ Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – Nine Tonight Neurosis – Souls at [...]
Killing Comfort for the Challenge
This originally appeared on the blog Hey, There’s A Dead Guy in the Living Room in December of 2011 I hate winter. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for the cold and the snow and the wind. Twenty years ago I would wear shorts in December and January—a misguided, but earnest [...]
First Listen, First Thoughts – Ms. Fridrich
Remember back in the old days when I was reviewing new music every single night and we found all of those great bands across a super wide spectrum? Yeah? Well, I’m back at it and I’m 2 for 2 since Saturday. Make it three? Today’s choice is… Artist: Ms. Fridrich Song: “The Bills” from the [...]
Peff Tells the Story of Steamtrain Maury Graham
You’ve probably heard me talking about Randall Peffer (aka Peff Dog), an author I’ve been publishing since 2006. A lot of my “adventure ’til death” spirit was inspired by hearing Randy’s stories of traveling the world. Every year, weather permitting, we try to go out sailing. The video below was shot on one of those [...]
A Snapshot from the Road – Across Arizona at Night
My dear friend Roxy and I drove across AZ 264-E during the middle of the night after visiting the Grand Canyon. Five years later, the good people at the Plain Ketchup animated comedy podcast featured the story in their first episode. You can watch it here.
Publishing on the Fringes
This piece originally appeared on The Huffington Post in August of 2010 I am a self-identified dirtball. I am only three generations removed from the coal mines of southeastern Kansas. I went to a second rate university and took six years to graduate. On the days I wasn’t in class, I was installing carpet or [...]
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