Monthly Archives: January 2012
Senator Santorum in Luverne, Minnesota
Senator Rick Santorum made a quick stop at the Palace Theater, next to the Pizza Ranch in beautiful downtown Luverne, Minnesota, on Monday 30 January 2012. Â Luverne, Minnesota, you say? Â Why, yes, Luverne, Minnesota: He talked about his faith and … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29
Curious Case Of Grammy Nominee Linda Chorney – Blog – The Folk Alliance International: http://t.co/BosURsRt (I'm firmly in "Who the f* camp) # Folky JohnSmith in Windom (@JohnScout safe at home not in Windom) http://t.co/LP5iErIo # Fly #Fishing In Yellowstone … Continue reading
Meth: “You’re holding a flame-thrower in your hands”
The life cycle of our local (county) All Hazard Mitigation Plans has tracked the growth, and recently contraction, of methamphetamine use in rural America.  We classified meth as a hazardous substance, a technological hazard, due to the unique impacts of manufacturing—the … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
Competition, economy prompt closure of MT fly-fishing shop http://t.co/pCF7c90x via @billingsgazette #trout # .@kimruehl Midnight in Paris reminds me how important Places are in shaping who we are. Midnight in Paris, Texas, a much different movie # “@The_Tinder_Box: ♫ Check … Continue reading
JohnSmith in Windom
I was going to see folk singer JohnSmith play the Carson Meeting House at Delft tonight, just north of Windom, in the Prairie Wind Folk & Bluegrass series.  After slogging home from my boy’s basketball tourney Saturday afternoon in 1/4-mile or … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-15
Denver/Front Range can be affordable music scene “@kimruehl: @CountryFriedRok Portland OR is good for that too.” # “@highcountrynews: A response to Tom Friedman's claim that rural America doesn't deserve/need high-speed Internet http://t.co/AgflBbnQ @AnnT # U have a #vinyl record player … Continue reading
Broadband Briefing: LightSquared vs GPS
Cross-posted from Blandin on Broadband blog, originally prepared for Southwest Regional Development Commission. LightSquared vs. GPS A new wireless start-up with Minnesota connections has been in the news lately with plans to provide a unique wireless-satellite communications network that could … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-08
A little Hank Williams to start off the new year. I saw the light… #NoDepression # Where-in the bright & shiny sucks more than the old & blighted: The cost of auto orientation http://t.co/goJH6PnG # Read JC's Americana Daily â–¸ … Continue reading
2011 Site Year in Review
Bit of inside baseball here.  Ported the blog to a new server mid-year 2011 with alot of help from my amigo, pen name Orge Orphelins.  I’m still no good with Google Analytics—it’s too powerful a tool for my simple wants … Continue reading
Another List Posing as a Post: My Most @Lastfm Spins of 2011
Last.fm is a nifty little online music community, based in London with users all over the world.  It started simply enough—users install a utility in their PC music player (Windows Media, iTunes, etc) to “scrobble” their music real-time, sending data … Continue reading
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