My Life and Times

The country lost a great statesman this weekend. Senator John McCain exemplified what we think of as the American politician - he was princi...

My Life and Times: Hunting for Treasure : Years ago, a friend of mine convinced me to audit a poetry class at the University of Minnesota on...

Years ago, a friend of mine convinced me to audit a poetry class at the University of Minnesota on the poetry of Tin Pan Alley songs. (That ...

With all the outrage, especially from Bernie Sander supporters,  about how the DNC "rigged" the election for Hillary Clinton, let...

Last week, my favorite ex-Viking, Chris Kluwe, tweeted that he was making meatloaf for dinner. I teased him a bit, joking about meatloaf as ...