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
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. Â He’s at … 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
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 Nashville… … Continue reading
You Don’t Know What You Have Until It Is Gone (#EconDev Edition)
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 RELEASE … 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
For six days now I’ve been trying to figure out something (useful, relevant, tactless) to say about the State of Minnesota Shutdown. Â For those outside the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the Minnesota Legislature and Governor failed to reach a budget … Continue reading
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