Stirrings from the empty nest

This is the story of secrets that go to the grave and the reality of how close we were to not existing at all. I spent a good share of my wo...

I had to change my cellphone service today because Verizon is raising their price by $20 a month. With the new sim card arriving, I quickly ...

Ed Bell with Mike Miller in a WHDH production booth  (Post updated 1/28/25) Word reached Flyover Country today that Ed Bell died yesterday. ...

Somewhere around 2009, we were ready for a new dog following the untimely death of Otter the Wonder Dog (whom my wife thinks was poisoned by...

 I had lunch with a long-time best friend colleague during my working years yesterday. She came out to the hangar for a picnic. She left MPR...

 I don't do much writing anymore. Once writing was a joy, before Minnesota Public Radio basically beat it out of me thanks to writing 17...

  This guy has been my friend longer than anyone else on the planet -- my twin brother, shown here at my oldest son's wedding with his i...