My son Jacob is starting to work long division in his Math class in 4th grade. It is a source of some painful memories as I remember how much I struggled with it. In retrospect, this is funny because I went on to get a degree in Math. However, I rediscovered a critical tool in [...]
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An Old Classic: The Dixon Ticonderoga Pencil
Posted in Education, Personal Stories, Rants, tagged Jan_2012, math, Pencil, personal on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Baseball Memory: Jacob’s First Season in Review
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged 2011, baseball on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, Jacob’s first traveling baseball season came to an end at the league championship game. Unfortunately, the boys lost but it did not detract from a super season. The 12 boys started practicing in April, and while none of them had been through a traveling season, they managed an overall record of 29-13-1. That’s [...]
My Favorite Baseball Moment
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged baseball, family, personal on April 26, 2011 | 22 Comments »
Matt and I – TwinsFest 2010 My cousin Matt and I had a shared love of baseball growing up. I was the city boy with a backyard and a fence, and Matt lived on the farm with a huge open field with barns and dogs. I always enjoyed visits to the farm during the summer [...]
More Baseball From Dad
Posted in Leisure, Personal Stories, tagged baseball, dad, family, history on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another story from Dad from the mid 1950′s: Another story was when we were playing Cannon Falls at Cannon Falls. They didn’t have grass on the infield and the field was actually on hard, dry clay. Our pitcher had three speeds. Slow, slower and slower yet. We had just gotten new uniforms and we were pretty cocky. [...]
Dad’s Baseball Stories: #1
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged baseball, dad, family, history, stories on February 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My dad and I have been having fun sharing stories from our experiences with baseball. Last September we got the opportunity to share a Twins game at Target Field, and as a result this conversation started. Now, Dad is starting to write these stories down, which will be a lot of fun in the weeks and [...]
Getting Some Brain Food, Or The Start of Something Bigger?
Posted in Education, Management and Leadership Topics, Personal Stories, tagged balance, development, education, growth, marketing, training on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Food for the Body and Soul A couple of weeks ago, I finished off my involvement with Shannon Park Lego League by hosting the Showcase that had been previously postponed by weather. That night, I chose to have a steak dinner (a bone-in ribeye steak, please). Yes, I was hungry, but my soul needed it [...]
2001: Big Play at Carnegie Hall
Posted in Leisure, Personal Stories, tagged big play, fun, music, personal on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My daughter Emily asked me tonight about what music meant to me in my life, so I decided to answer with a blog post. Music has been an important part of my life since my early years. My mother and father were both singers in high school, and my siblings and I were encouraged to [...]
Meet Sadie, Our Newest Family Member
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged family, fun, personal on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After losing our dear Margo on Monday, I think all of us were looking for something positive to break out of our funk. So, Tuesday night we adopted a new kitty named Sadie to fill that void. Sadie is a five-month old Calico who we adopted at the Steele County Humane Society. Our existing cat, [...]
Rest In Peace, Our Dear Family Friend
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged cats, family, personal on January 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As a parent and a pet owner, I knew one day it would happen. I just didn’t think it would happen so soon. Our cat Margo, just shy of being six years old, passed away yesterday from extensive kidney disease. It broke my heart to see the kids go through this, as I remember it [...]
YouTube Favorites from 2010
Posted in Personal Stories, tagged 2010, fun, video, YouTube on January 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Those who know me well will tell you how much I enjoy a good YouTube video. I think YouTube is an amazing site that enables sharing of video from a variety of sources and over many topics. While there are some great business uses, I primarily view it for fun. So, with that theme in [...]
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