Monthly Archives: July 2011
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-07-31
Fishin' on the fly: Anglers hooked at Trout Fest http://bit.ly/nJ9CUD #semn #tu # Hell in a handbasket, that's all I got to say 'bout it. # Sioux Falls Planners Developing Downtown Vision: http://t.co/hOffwv3 KELOLAND.com | # I believe in music… … Continue reading
You Are Wanted By The Police And My Wife Thinks You’re Dead
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaEzT5MusFs] The indefeatable undefinable Jr. Brown. Any resemblance to any ex-sweethearts or wives is purely by chance… If you’re in Austin, Junior Brown and his own particular brand of Bakersfield steel guitar is playing the Continental Club tomorrow night. He’s … Continue reading
Rural Broadband Project Breaks Ground
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend the Southwest Minnesota Broadband Services Group (SMBG) Groundbreaking in Lakefield. SMBS will be building fiber-to-the-premise infrastructure to eight rural communities throughout Southwestern Minnesota. The network will consist of a 125 mile fiber … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-07-24
Bike racks installed in downtown Bozeman, replacing vehicle parking http://t.co/bDU5Kdk via @bozchron (seasonal use only) # About only sport I could care less for than soccer, would be women's soccer. #yawn # I disagree, @kimruehl Politics is science of Consensus, … Continue reading
Half-way Home: Audrey (and Faith and me) at Forty
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjCuY1b_-U] I’m a long-time fan of performing songwriter Audrey Auld and her blend of Australia and Appalachia, Okie and Outback. When Audrey’s around, you know Bob Wills is still the king. I’m a bigger fan of Audrey Auld making fun of … Continue reading
You Don’t Know What You Have Until It Is Gone (#EconDev Edition)
[v=rnX9ScL6LLw] Noted on the Economic Gardening mailing list: GrowFL Participant Credits Economic Gardening Program for Helping Secure Major Defense Contract Cocoa-based Coastal Steel Inc. Will Add More Than 55 Jobs as a Result of Contract with Lockheed Martin FOR IMMEDIATE … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-07-17
Welcome @The_Tinder_Box to Twitter. SoDak Bluesgrass-folky-rocky best stuff I haven't seen live yet in the neighborhood. #NoDepression # 75k in Butte boogies to the Montana Folk Festival http://t.co/qmYMvO2 via @bozchron #NoDepression # Day 12 of #mnshutdown As a friend suggested, … Continue reading
Big Sky Country
I love Montana. I love the mountains and the plains. I love the trout and the rain and the snow and the oppressive summer heat. I love Yellowstone and Glacier and Pompey’s Pillar and the M outside Bridger Canyon. I … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2011-07-10
Back from Boy Scout Camp in Northern MN, same place I went years ago. Maybe you can never go home again but you can take the kids to visit. # Stopped reading Wired after sellout. MT @noreenahertz …reading about technological … Continue reading
Spoiled Children and Budget Negotiation
[v=ctnRxp4daJk] For six days now I’ve been trying to figure out something (useful, relevant, tactless) to say about the State of Minnesota Shutdown. For those outside the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the Minnesota Legislature and Governor failed to reach a … Continue reading
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