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 ...

Columnists

Baking bug can catch fast

Slow down and bake or cook some goodies

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