Recovering newspaper reporter, reader, writer. SD (not San Diego) native. pursuing a new path.

Sioux Falls SD
Joined October 2008
(i wish i was excited about today's history-making inauguration.)
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I know the camera catches people with awkward expressions, but I am positive this is how he looked when he received that inane award.
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If he had received participation awards as a child, we wouldn't be in this mess.
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I wish I thought he was the only one who believes this.
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I knew Minnesota Nice had its limits.
Q: There's a Minnesotan, Pete Hegseth, who is the secretary of defense. How do you assess his performance? TAFOYA: Uh, the grade is incomplete Q: Peggy Flanagan? FLANAGAN: F. And frankly, he should be impeached. Incomplete? The people of Minnesota have seen enough.
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I read some of the comments, knowing what was coming. Did she actually expect anything else?
Happy Opener, South Dakota! Foster and I wish you good luck in the field! Pheasant hunting is part of who we are, and it’s a tradition worth passing on to our kids and grandkids. As Governor, I partnered with landowners to start the Second Century Initiative, helping turn marginal land into wildlife habitat so the next generation can enjoy the same hunting traditions we grew up with.
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Haven't read it yet, but I know it's not John Thune or Mike Rounds.
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Because the drought could never get that bad? Because the country doesn't need Foghorn Leghorn? Because get serious?
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Just checked, and moss is growing on my north side.
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I have 2 family members in the hospital right now. I'm going to go tape a geode to them.
Republican Minnesota state auditor candidate Scott Jensen: "I think we have ignored in western medicine the potential benefits of discoveries made centuries and centuries ago. The notion of electromagnetic powers, of minerals, and rocks, and things like that, that could have curative capabilities we've ignored."
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From an obit: Jean enjoyed crafting, church, working with Jolly Time making nativity scenes out of popcorn that were later published in several magazines. I picture her gluing kernels together so Mary and Joseph look like snowmen. And Baby Jesus isn’t fully popped.
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Next he will be the first man on the moon.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump claims that he was lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they lifted me up, and they started running with me." (Never happened)
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Storm this morning knocked down branches and power. Tree removal companies are apparently taking this whole 3-day weekend seriously. But it’s LABOR Day!
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Is the question "Has it totally lost it?"
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I'm staking claim to this on a T-shirt: HOMES, not SHAME. #LakeOntario #EpsteinFiles
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So now instead of HOMES, schoolkids will have to remember SHAME. Seems appropriate.
JUST IN: President Trump has signed an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The name change is "effective immediately," Trump said. abcnews.link/82a4Sl7
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"With decades of philanthropy, she proved that parenting isn’t the only way to invest in generations of children." Well, duh. And even if you're not rich, you can non-parent and invest in generations of childen.
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