A MESSAGE TO OUR GOVERNORS
HELLO GOVERNORS, this goes for both sides of the river, maybe the region. It doesn't matter the party, ya all got distracted. The initial shutdown (which was kinda weak considering grocery, hardware and box stores were packed) was about not overwhelming hospital capacity. It made sense to "flatten the curve" ...
Nov 18, 2020
WE NEED SOME LEADERS
2020 has been a trying time on us both physically and mentally and it never seems to end. Our escapes from everyday stresses with things like movies and sports were put on hold with COVID-19; and now to compound that, the issue of social injustice is disrupting schedules for sporting events around the country. As se...
Aug 31, 2020
Letter to the MSHSL, MN Legislature & Governor Walz
There are a lot of questions about going back to school and how to do it. Here are a few ideas I have to get the ball rolling in Minnesota. North Dakota seems to have a plan, my home state has a few more hurdles with the disparity of school sizes from the metro to the out-state communities. I also am including ideas...
Jul 16, 2020
STATISTICS, COMPASSION AND THE FAILED JOURNALISM OF COVID-19
I went to Bemidji State University after getting an Associate of Arts degree at what is now known as M-State Fergus Falls. After I earned Mass Communications with a Broadcasting/Journalism Emphasis degree I felt I learned a lot there. 25 years later I realize how much I learned. While you are sitting in lectures you d...
Apr 28, 2020
THE WILD WIN! VINNIE LOVES HOCKEY
Derek Hanson's dog Vinnie, loving the Wild OT win over
Feb 05, 2020
IT'S NOT ONE OR THE OTHER
As I write this on a Sunday evening I am still getting alerts on social media about Kobe Bryant, his daughter and friends dying in a helicopter accident. Other alerts popped up at the same time, some sharing memes with quot...
Jan 27, 2020
FALSE NARRATIVES BY BISON FANS NEED TO STOP
This week it was announced that the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher football team had their schedule set through the 2025 season. When it was posted on the websites of the two radio stations I work at, KFGO.com and ...
Jan 21, 2020
I WATCHED THIS INSTEAD
We had dreams of the Vikings defeating the Saints and then shocking the world by beating the 49ers in the divisional round just like the 1987-88 season. Well…….that didn’t happen. When the Vikings started to get manhandled up-front, I watched this on Youtube instead:
Jan 11, 2020
I WATCHED THIS INSTEAD
We had dreams of the Vikings defeating the Saints and then shocking the world by beating the 49ers in the divisional round just like the 1987-88 season. Well.......that didn't happen. When the Vikings started to get manhandled...
Jan 11, 2020
ODE TO UNCLE DAVID
Often when tragedy and sadness comes into my life I bury myself in work and keeping busy. That certainly has been the case this past week and a half when the news came down my uncle David Farrington passed away on Monday, No...
Dec 03, 2019
ODE TO UNCLE DAVID
Often when tragedy and sadness comes into my life I bury myself in work and keeping busy. That certainly has been the case this past week and a half when the news came down my uncle David Farrington passed away on Monday, November 25. But now reality is hitting as the funeral is a day away. My mother’s sister K...
Dec 03, 2019
Stephen A. Summed it up!
My last blog I wrote a lot, after the workout, I don’t have to write much, Stephen A. Smith said it all!:
Nov 18, 2019
Stephen A. Summed it up!
My last blog I wrote a lot, after the workout, I don't have to write much, Stephen A. Smith said it all!:
Nov 18, 2019
IT MAY BE ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL
Colin Kaepernick is going to have a workout with NFL teams Saturday, November 16 th in Atlanta. Much will be made about it for all the wrong reasons, most of it for political squabbles about stuff off the field in regards to Kaepernick's actions starting in 2016 during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner before gam...
Nov 13, 2019
IT MAY BE ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL
Colin Kaepernick is going to have a workout with NFL teams Saturday, November 16 th in Atlanta. Much will be made about it for all the wrong reasons, most of it for political squabbles about stuff off the field in ...
Nov 13, 2019
A GOLDEN STORY FOR THE GOPHERS
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers aren’t just 7-0, they are also becoming great men around the leadership of their coach P.J. Fleck. This story is a prime example of what I am talking about:
Oct 20, 2019
A GOLDEN STORY FOR THE GOPHERS
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers aren't just 7-0, they are also becoming great men around the leadership of their coach P.J. Fleck. This story is a prime example of what I am talking about:
Oct 20, 2019
THIS IS SO ME
I didn't expect the Vikings to beat the Bears, so while I was disappointed with the loss at Soldier Field, I had my mind on game one of the ALDS with the Twins vs. the Yankees. With that said this meme describes me and most Mi...
Oct 01, 2019
THIS IS SO ME
I didn’t expect the Vikings to beat the Bears, so while I was disappointed with the loss at Soldier Field, I had my mind on game one of the ALDS with the Twins vs. the Yankees. With that said this meme describes me and most Minnesota sports fans well. Credit Ryan Williams from Sartell for the creativity!
Oct 01, 2019
SEE PHILLY, THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE
Three of my best friends from high school and I went to Lambeau Field to see our beloved Vikings face the Packers. It was my first time going there as a fan, with the other time being 2005, when I was representing KFGO as a media member’ at the playoff game were the Vikings shocked the Packers with a win, and Ra...
Sep 20, 2019