Blogs
Baseball — a geek’s sports love
Working out at the Austin YMCA last week, I turned on MLB Network to hear baseball journalist Tom ...
Blogs
Thinning focus, and hair, at 30
I groaned to my girlfriend after we drove by hordes of St. Patrick’s Day patrons last weekend, and ...
Blogs
The riddle of a book series
After reading the last words of “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, I immediately wanted to start over and ...
Austin Living
Show off your creative side in Austin Expressions
It’s time to come out of hibernation, folks, and show your creative sides. As Minnesota’s weather slowly transitions ...
Blogs
Forget the gaffe and get back to appreciating movies
In the days after the 2017 Academy Awards, I was reminded what’s always drawn me to that awards ...
Blogs
A little common sense can go a long ways
Recently, a liberal-leaning acquaintance from high school posted on Facebook warning about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids being ...
Listen In
Reading material to breeze through winter
The Austin area has many of its own weather barometers. After finishing a busy work week a few ...
Listen In
The Battle of the Bulge … the candy edition
I felt a little sad at first when the candy disappeared from a dish I’d put out on ...
Blogs
Not a common occurrence outside Austin
Even though he’s a Green Bay Packer, many folks in Minnesota Vikings territory laughed when a Muscle Milk ...
Columnists
Don’t bet double or nothing … ever
This is a story about a guy losing a bet and having to watch an entire episode of ...
Blogs
Not too early for Austin Expression
I was talking to a friend over the phone recently about the divisive political climate when he made ...
Blogs
Setting goals in a year of new possibilities
About a year ago, I was in the locker room of the Austin YMCA when a group of ...
Columnists
Focus more on those around you in 2017
Fare thee well, 2016. To understate it, the year felt very full. To perhaps overstate, part of me ...
Blogs
With great power comes great poetry
I left a poetry ransom note for Herald reporter Deb Nicklay last week saying that I’d stolen her ...