People have said a lot of thing about the Masters over the years, but the ability to follow Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia for their entire first round in HD on my AppleTV with no commercials, announcers that don’t scream and silence the majority of the broadcast (aside from the birds chirping) is about as good as sports TV gets, in my opinion. Add in a work-from-home snow day blizzard outside (with wife and daughter safely inside) + hot pizza from across the street + new levels in Two Dots = my favorite day in weeks.

They were like little movies, which is what I was always trying to do: A little movie every week…

I really don’t know how to describe it. It was like the turkeys mounted a counter-attack. It was almost as if they were…organized!

Word on the street was bad for Disenchantment, but I really liked it (plus music by Mark Mothersbaugh!)

Come on, Tim, wow us

Have you turned it off and back on again?

Thanks a lot, Simpsons

Back in my high school days, I had the option to take more than your average amount of history classes: Ancient Civilizations, Western Civilizations, American Experience. St. Paul Central’s Quest program was an early precursor to AP and IB type coursework and Mr. Demers, the history teacher, was one of my all-time favorites. I also was a fan of geography, so when you mixed in the opportunity to travel that my mom’s work allowed, history literally came alive for me.

This past week I’ve been watching the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ten-part documentary on the Vietnam War. It amazes me how much I didn’t know about this historical event that played out during my lifetime – especially since my father participated in it directly (and it’s the reason I’m not a native Minnesotan). Now I’m looking forward to lunch with him and having an opportunity to ask questions about a topic we’ve never really discussed much (something I wish I’d done with my grandfather and World War II).

I found it interesting to see so many similarities between then and now politically. We like to think that our current environment is the most divisive ever, but this has really been America for a long time. As Thomas Polgar, the Saigon station chief for the C.I.A. wrote in his last cable from the embassy: “Those who fail to learn from history are forced to repeat it. Let us hope that we will not have another Vietnam experience and that we have learned our lesson.”

Note to self: research how so many Midwest politicians rose to play such prominent roles during this period of history (Humphrey and McCarthy in Minnesota, McGovern in South Dakota).

Silence is one of the greatest gifts we have…

Garry was the Prince of comedy…

White people with beards, they ruined everything…

Bob Hope makes an appearance at the Minneapolis VA

https://www.today.com/video/this-year-s-super-bowl-stadium-flexes-its-high-tech-muscles-1153401411949

This made me laugh

The 2017 British Arrows Awards, Minneapolis

Games 15 through 21

This weather, though…

Stranger Things 2 marathon for kid one

Was this really a brand (and did Red Dwarf steal it)?

Everyone wants to be the pickle jar hero…

You think you’re fooling anyone with that topknot?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/game-of-thrones/?hpid=hp_no-name_graphic-story-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Too hot, but had to get the T-shirt (not pictured)

We’re sinking down deep in the mud, and the fucks are at it again!

Taller windows; bigger TV

http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/david-letterman-in-conversation.html

Cleaning and packing can be fun

Who can turn the world on with her smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?

If said fridge is truly smart, it will be filled with Hot Pockets and bologna by the time I get there…

Okay, Google, show me a video of a kangaroo playing badminton with a pirate…

I guess people want to read about the things they want the most and experience the least…

Monday Night Football broadcast by ESPN

Al Michaels seems like a cool dude

Yes, I think we’re ready

I’m being what, Ozzy?

This used to be in my room on Lombard Avenue

That’s what I do. I drink and I know things…

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/e748yj/chappelle-s-show-charlie-murphy-s-true-hollywood-stories—prince—uncensored

I mean Larry is a wonderful guy, he’s kind, funny, rich – my god he’s the boss. I’d date him if I could…

You don’t get to be the supermarket king of Minnesota without making a few enemies…

Cactus Blossoms @ TPT St. Paul with MK

It’s good to be in love, whatever age…

This is the third least important secret that I’m currently keeping…

Puppymonkeybaby for Midnight Grape Kickstart

There are a lot of better places out there…

Long live our own Queen Mary…

Siri, tell Amazon to drone me a beer…

Lauren Tewes (aka Julie McCoy from The Love Boat) @ Mystic Lake

Couldn’t resist…

The 2015 British Arrows @ Walker

Heck, hon, did you bring the deer home?

Is that it, you’ve got maple fever?

Winter is Coming

Game of Thrones slots from ATI

If I stand up straight, it goes away, doesn’t it?

Too many women, too many towns…

Big Bang Theory slots coming soon – leery of the demographic fit

Chris Lynch with Anna and Mr. Bates @ the tpt stage

True Blood slots @ Fortune Bay

Four new Sons of Anarchy slots @ Fortune Bay

Shortly after I staggered across the finish line at the Superior Spring 50K in Lutsen, I hopped in the car and drove south as fast as I legally could to catch the Kids in the Hall at the State Theater in Minneapolis. The tickets said it started at 8:00pm, so my extra slow race made it a lot tighter than I planned. Ended up missing the first two and a half sketches, but I was glad I told Colleen to drive on her own and meet me there.

We had really great seats this time: main floor center, row B, with two seats right on the aisle. That made it easy for me to sneak in with an usher during a quick break and I really liked being so close. This wasn’t really the second row (there were two rows in the orchestra pit), but it was fun to really see all of their facial expressions without having to use a pair of binoculars. We both parked at the new “secret” ramp at the end of Hennepin, since everything else was full due to the Piano Man also performing at Target Center that evening.

It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since we saw them last at the Orpheum (April 26, 2008). It’s even harder to believe that Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson formed the troupe in 1984 (the TV show ran from 1988 to 1994). The sketches on this Tour 2015 included a mix of new, including a few of our favorite characters and sketches:

• Charles Budderick “Buddy” Cole (Thompson)
• Gavin (McCulloch)
• Headcrusher Mr. Tyzik (McKinney)
• Bruce singing The Daves I Know
• Running Faggot

Still waiting for The Pit of Ultimate Darkness with Simon and Hecubus, but they told us at the end we may be waiting a while for the next KITH production.

Hope they don’t wait too long…

We aren’t bad people, but we did a bad thing…

The hoot of an owl in the sky. Sad though his song, no bluer was he than I. The moon went down, stars were gone. But the sun didn’t rise with the dawn. There wasn’t a thing left to say, the night we called it a day…

The dwarf lives until we find a cock merchant…

She’s nice inside and out, like a Cadbury’s Creme Egg…

You couldn’t fool your mother on the foolingest day of your life if you had an electrified fooling machine…

You know me – never complain, never explain…