I received a letter from an old friend today; a letter that left me stunned at first..then angry then terribly sad because it would be the last time I’d ever hear from her again. In the e-mail, sent to several former colleagues, J. said she has decided to end her own life. And I,…
In his blog, Hemmingsen Weighs In, Steve has written about Captain 11, Dave Dedrick’s, 80th birthday bash at Champs Friday night. The following are some photos from the party.Happy Birthday, Pal!"I thought we were just going out for burgers," said Dedrick upon entering the surprise party room with wife MarjeanLongtime friends Ray (brown sweater) and…
Sounds like Linda and I could be moving. She saw the story in the paper this week about the Van Epps mansion being up for grabs and she would love to grab it. We’ve lived in the same neighborhood in our same little ranch house since we got married ah..let’s see…twenty…ah…twenty four?…yeah, 24…
Its okay for me to occasionally bad mouth a member of my family but when someone else does it, well, they’re in for a fight. A year or so ago, the people who make decisions at Keloland TV invited some of South Dakota’s better known political bloggers to present their various points of view…
“God created the month of March to give people who don’t drink a chance to feel what a hangover is like.”Garrison Keillor Another dreary cloud-filled March day here in the part of our world we like to call Keloland. Like a lot of you, I’ve accepted the reality that March is going to be windy,…
"Hello, my name is Doug and I’m a tv-aholic." "Hi Doug." (responds the coffee-slurping crowd through clouds of cigarette smoke.) There, it feels good to finally get that off my chest and fess up to a condition I’ve had since childhood…when dad brought home our very first television set (a Caphart, black and white of course) in 1953. …
In the summertime most homeowners follow a strict code of conduct as to how early in the morning you are allowed to fire-up the lawn mower or any other noisy yard-care equipment so as not to disturb those who live around you. After 9:00 a.m. is okay, any time before that is just being..well, unneighborly.…
(Sung to the tune of "On Wisconsin") Onward Volga, onward Volga, you’re the school for me. When we battle (fill in name of opposing town here) high school, happy we will be. Onward Volga, onward Volga, fight them for your fame. So fight, fellas fight, fight, fight to win this game. I’ve had…
I’ve been perpetuating my own reputation as a procrastinator this week by not making any blog entries for a few days. The truth is, I’ve started quite a few then decided to take some time to cool off before writing something I’d regret later. A lot of things in the news this week, though, have got…
“Hey Doug, you gotta come over to the studio and do a story on this guy from Lemmon…you won’t believe it.” That was a call I got nine years ago from Will Prines who operates “Creative Communications” in Sioux Falls and who has produced and recorded the music of many very talented people since…