I was a pretty good shoe salesman in my day. Yes, for those who don’t know, I was the real Al Bundy for about three years prior to worming my way into broadcasting. I actually enjoyed it because I had a good product to sell, a good selection from which to choose and a…
I’ve never been influenced much by national month designations. Oh, I might eat a little more ice cream in June because it’s dairy month..or at least that’s my excuse for eating more ice cream. But I don’t spend a lot of time in March contemplating women because it’s women’s history month. I don’t need…
My favorite neighbor has died. “The Neighbor Lady,” Wynn Speece, never lived within 100 miles of my house in Volga but she showed up every day anyway …on the radio.. and was a constant companion to my mom and thousands of other homemakers and farm wives. “Hello good friends” was her on-air greeting for 64…
In all my years at Keloland, I only got royally chewed-out by my bosses a couple of times..and both had to do with comments I made on the air about so-called works of art. The first was after I had been sent to cover the unveiling of a new water fountain in the center court…
When my bosses at Keloland decided to allow me the opportunity to write this blog, I hadn’t planned on letting it get as personal as it has occasionally become. But I’ve found that telling you stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with my years on Keloland news is not only enjoyable for me but,…
There’s something about three days of cold rainy weather that can really put you in a bad mood. So bad that even a surprise victory by the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday can’t shake it entirely. Linda got up this morning..took one look out the window..muttered something about building a big boat and then decided to…
“How are ya doin’ sonnybuck?” That was the usual greeting I’d get every time my first father-in-law saw me..which was quite often in my years of marriage to his step-daughter from 1965 to 1972. Byron was one of the best-natured people I ever knew. He had a huge smile that stretched from ear…
I know a lot of you fall in love with fall…but not me. You can romanticize all you want about this time of year calling it “Autumn” but it’s still Fall and plants are dying, birds are leaving, it’s getting cold out and I find it all depressing. While others point to the…
I know where I get my love for cars..from my dad. After retiring from a career in construction, dad shocked a lot of us when he started scouring shelterbelts and attending auctions to find parts for Model T Fords. Then in our tiny garage, he spent hours and hours restoring and reassembling them. Everybody…
I’ve had a couple of seemingly sure-bet investment opportunities in my lifetime..opportunities that could have taken a lot of the financial stress out of early retirement had I found the money to follow through on them. The first was about 11 years ago when our daughter Christy first moved to Phoenix. She along with…