Archive for January, 2008

you can get drunk off water

One of the more memorable random quotes from the college roommates back in the day was Eric announcing one evening that, yes “You can get drunk off water!” The way Eric delivers all of his anecdotes about life is just humorous, so we figured he was just joking around. Plus he’s a random guy to [ READ MORE ]

back from the dead

Tim, your car nearly died this week. [I drive Tim's old car] I was backing out of my parking spot on Tuesday, put it into first gear, then went to second, and I wasn’t able to shift from there. It was permanently stuck in second – couldn’t even get it to neutral. I figured that [ READ MORE ]

accepting failure

After a little more than a year, last night I decided it was time to call it quits on my website. A business that was set up to make money and generate income just wasn’t doing that, and it was costing me too much to keep it going. It’s frustrating when you have in your [ READ MORE ]

bud and vern

Here is the final post regarding our adventures over Christmas this year recounting truly Minnesotan experiences: This one tops them all… Grandpa Fjordbak’s birthday falls during Christmas week, so while we were visiting him at the nursing home where he stays, they had a birthday party en masse for all the birthdays that occur during [ READ MORE ]

whirly swirly tirly

Ugh, it only took, what, five days… finally feel like I’m getting back into the swing of things at work. We all crowded into the stairwell at the office today to suffer through a tornado warning together. Oh wait… isn’t it January[ READ MORE ]

anybody want a tic tac?

My wife has new blog – check it out at tictacsteph.blogspot.com![ READ MORE ]

grandma fjordbak’s hipster pda

Here’s Grandma Fjordbak… Check out her hipster PDA&#[ READ MORE ]

nature photography tips

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some things you should know about minnesota

Well we are back from our 13 day whirlwind tour of the great North. This was a truly Minnesota Christmas with plenty of snow and cold to go around for everyone. Spending a couple weeks in Minnesota during the dead of winter always makes me realize that southerns truly have no concept of what four [ READ MORE ]