Chris Hamilton at the Duluth News Tribune wrote a story about the Duluth city courses possibly going private as a response to issues with the AFSCME union.

Also in the Duluth News Tribune, a story written by Andy Greder about the current state of northland courses and how the shrinking number of golfers is impacting the business and the region.

Free registration may be required to read both stories.

Hey, look at me! I actually finished reading a book today. I think I got this one for Christmas two years ago, so that might make me the slowest reader on Earth.

I have two stacks in my home office right now: a stack of magazines about a foot and a half tall and a pile of about ten books. I need to prioritize reducing that pile over the summer.

The Daily Show is one program I record every night, so this book was a lot of fun for me. If only all textbooks were written with such insight and cleverness.

One of my favorites:

104.3 = The Frequency*

* Source: Kenneth

Awesome.

Up next: Candy Girl, A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, by Diablo Cody.

That tall tree on the left could survive thunderstorms and lightning, but couldn’t take the windstorm we had here last night. It snapped right off and thankfully fell away from the yard and into the wetland area.

Very disappointed to see it gone…