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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of hosting the Shannon Park Lego League Showcase at Rosemount Middle School.  The event was rescheduled from last December, due to a snowstorm.  I am glad we had the opportunity to have the event, even with the long delay.  Our attendance was down a little bit, but for those who [...]

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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 [...]

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Didn’t think it would happen, but I managed to sustain this effort through the whole year.  For me, that was a notable accomplishment.  Welcome, now, to Year 2. In 2011, I will work a little harder to add content.  More relevant content with greater frequency will be the approach here.  I noticed today that WordPress [...]

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This week, I had the privilege of attending a conference at which Ted Turner (yes, THE Ted Turner) did a keynote session, which was conducted in an interview format.  The moderator asked a series of questions and Mr. Turner provided his insights on a variety of topics that were relevant to the conference. Without going [...]

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The World Series starts this evening, and while I am still in mourning over my Twins not getting past the Yankees again, it is still an exciting time in the baseball season.  Also, last Friday was my grandpa’s birthday.  He passed away about five years ago, but he’s still very much alive in me, I [...]

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I remember the day like it was yesterday.  I got tapped by my boss at the last minute to attend the annual Science and Technology banquet at a hotel in Minneapolis.  It was a rainy April night — I mean REALLY rainy.  The traffic from 3M to downtown Minneapolis was downright hideous.  You get the [...]

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