It had been a restless night; up every two hours to do what a lot of old guys have to do..especially if they consume a beverage or two before bedtime. My last call of nature was at 6:30a.m. so I just decided to stay up..make some coffee and read the paper. An hour later I’m on…
I talked with two of my granddaughters in Lincoln, Nebraska on Sunday to wish them well on their first day of school this week. 6 year old Zoey is starting the first grade while 18 year old Allison is one of the fresh new freshmen at the University of Nebraska. She arrived on campus over the…
When John Mogen called me about playing drums and singing in his band, Mogen’s Heroes, back in 1988, I hesitated…unsure of being up to the task. I’d have to fill the shoes of Scott Klaverkamp who’d been Mogen’s Heroes’ first and only drummer and who could sing all the high notes. I’d heard the group…
Years ago our Aberdeen bureau reporter for Keloland was reprimanded for what might be considered to be multi-tasking to the extreme. A viewer spotted him in the news vehicle on his way to cover a story.Not only was our guy speeding but he was also smoking a cigarette, drinking a cup of coffee and had the newspaper…
As I sit here at the computer this morning, my still ample-size stomach is growling away like Ol’ Yeller at the end of the movie just before they shot him. I’m hungry. I’m also angry. For some reason, the Atkins experiment has become the Atkins discouragement. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not giving up on…
Lund at Large My back is really aching after playing golf every day this past week. It’s not that I want to play so much, you understand, I’m retired and it’s the law. On several occasions recently, my friend Denny Graves and I have teed ‘em up. We play to about the same handicap and have tested…
Linda absolutely loves the summertime. In fact, she starts fretting about it being over on the very first day it begins because the summer solstice means that days will start getting shorter again and before you know it..bam..it’ll be time to unpack the bulk knit sweaters and start planning Christmas dinner. For me, the sure…
The first time I ever set foot into the Keloland building in downtown Sioux Falls, where I would eventually spend so much of my life, was…I think…in 1961. My cousin and I were there to audition for a locally produced program called Okoboji Varieties. I don’t remember too much about the show except it featured…
Linda dared to invaded my little corner of the house this morning; it’s where you can find me most any time of the day when I’m not on the golf course or in front of the TV. It used to be Christy’s room but since she hasn’t lived here for 13 years, I decided, after…
As my friend and I were riding home from the golf course a couple weeks ago, we were tuned in to Rick Knobe’s program on KSOO radio. Rick was doing an interview with Senator Tim Johnson. It was a very difficult thing to listen to. The senator, as everyone knows, nearly died from a brain…