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Merry Christmas!
With my extreme disappointment over the predicted snowstorm that failed to materialize, I tried to find something to post before midnight on Xmas that would reflect the spirit of the day. I found one at Someecards, natch. Warning: not for the tende...
Sgt. Mark Murphy’s new responsibility, perks
Northfield Police Sergeant Mark Murphy has evidently been given responsibility for plowing the parking lots at the Northfield Safety Center. The task comes with a few perquisites: his own parking space, complete with his own sign post inscribed...
Heat wave arrives just in time for Winter Walk
John Thomas sent us this photo of the time/temp sign at the Community Resource Bank this morning....
Can I now become a member of the Northfield Ministerial Association?
A few weeks ago, my son Collin and his New Jersey sweetie Amanda asked me to perform their marriage ceremony. Having spent 7.5 years in Catholic seminary several decades ago, I guess they thought I was suitably qualified. So I became a minister with...
Separated at birth? Not.
I’ve been a fan of ‘separated at birth’ since the days of Spy Magazine, so when I saw Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing in the HideAway Coffeehouse and Winebar last week with someone who looked somewhat like her, I paused. It turns out, her sister ...
A pumpkin in distress
The Ames Mill dam claimed another victim last week. ...
Union Pacific boards up ‘The Shack’ at the train depot
I happened to be driving by Northfield’s train depot yesterday when I noticed a Union Pacific crew had arrived. They were boarding it up, as it has evidently been used lately as a youth hangout called The Shack. The crew said there ...
Not much of a snowstorm
The sledding hill below St. Olaf’s Old Main was sporting the remnants of Monday’s minor snowfall yesterday. ...
The Bridge Square beaver returns; stimulates local clothing economy
This beaver (same one from June 2007?) was making the rounds on 4th St early this morning by the Grand Event Center. It wasn’t happy about having me take its picture (grouchy about the early snowfall?) so I coaxed it into my raccoon...
Friends you can count on
I got treated last week to a surprise birthday party, orchestrated by my sweetie. She called on these people to help: L to R: Jeff Johnson, KYMN, emceed the roast; Tim Freeland, KYMN, took the video; Doug Bratland took 24 photos at the s...
I try to be a photojournalist but get treated like a paparazzo
Another example of how badly I get treated by local celebrities and members of Northfield’s cultural elite. ...
Name tags needed for first annual ‘Save the Penis’ campaign banquet
Where can I get name tags like this one in Northfield? I want to have them for attendees at the upcoming banquet commemorating last fall’s Save the Penis campaign at Carleton....
Redux: Tyranny of the beige house
I blogged about the problem of beige houses way back in the fall of 2006. This fall, we had a chance to do our part to rectify the problem when our townhouse fourplex was scheduled for painting. Left: the old beige. Right: the new non-beige. Good t...
Wayne has a good memory but it’s evidently short when it comes to attire
KYMN radio host Wayne Eddy keeps this sign hanging on the dashboard of his convertible. I’m not sure he wears spurs very often any more and I’m not sure he can still squat, but I guess we all need self-reminders at times....
I don’t have a bucket list, but if I did…
I went to take photos of two of my sons, Tyson and Graham, doing a tandem skydive yesterday near Baldwin, Wisconsin. When I got there, they surprised me with an early birthday present: "We’re paying for you to go, Dad." I needed no arm ...
Northfield needs more women driving around in ‘56 T-Birds
I spotted this pink 1956 Ford Thunderbird (Minnesota collector license plate ‘56 Bird”) while driving through Golden Valley yesterday afternoon. I managed to get the photo on the right without taking my eyes off the road. Honest, ho...
Judd’s babe magnet
I walked out of the Goodbye Blue Monday on Saturday morning to see a 1971 Triumph TR6 parked outside. I bought one new after I got my first job after college so I was curious to find out who owned this one. Back into GBM I went to learn that it belon...
The Squirrel visits Northfield
The squirrel made famous by a Watertown, MN couple (Strib article here, original National Geographic photo entry here) has found its way to Northfield via the Squirrelizer. (A tip of the blogger hat to Susan Hvistendahl for the alert.)...
