Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Truth Cop

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Today’s guest blog is by Steve Grooms America was in the seventh year of its war with North Vietnam in the fall of 1971. That fall I was a graduate student in the University of Minnesota. I wasn’t sure what … Continue reading →

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Worst Tagline Ever

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

I know this latest wave of food-borne listeria is a tragic development that has taken lives and broken hearts. The situation is made slightly more awkward by the fact that primary agent of despair in this case is the cantaloupe, … Continue reading →

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Alien Crime Family Goes Free

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I am appalled. Simply appalled! Washington based apologists for a well-known group of galactic killers have managed to get the charges dropped in a case that might be the greatest unsolved massacre in history. Involved are two high-profile families of … Continue reading →

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Two Nordic Bachelor Farmers and Their Tractors

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Today’s guest post was written by Clyde. In my childhood the few farmers of southern Lake County shared equipment and work. Many of those farmers were characters worthy of being remembered. Two of them were Nordic Bachelor Farmers. The Swede … Continue reading →

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If a Xylophone Falls in the Forest …

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

A friend sent this video. I find it fascinating that people will go to such lengths to create something unique. I admit I’m impressed by the patience and craftsmanship on display here. But the question that kept coming back to … Continue reading →

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Happy Hensonday!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Today is Jim Henson’s birthday, which should be a national holiday where we get out our heavy old socks, decorate them with fringe, buttons and felt, stick our hands inside and start acting out stories. I love it that he … Continue reading →

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Ready, Set, Go!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

The news from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Large Hadron Collider near Geneva and the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy that they have measured particles traveling faster than the speed of light is certainly exciting, puzzling news. … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Babooner

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, My husband is totally wigged out by the irrational fear that he might die under a piece of the falling UARS (Upper Air Research Satellite) later this week. I told him the odds that the satellite would … Continue reading →

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Classy Warfare

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

My favorite off-the-map Member of Congress, Loomis Beechly, is apparently dipping his toe in the presidential pool. Which only makes sense, since he represents all of Minnesota’s water surface area. He sent out this provocative e-mail late last night: Greetings … Continue reading →

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G.O.A.T. Notes

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Today’s guest post comes from Barbara in Robbinsdale. It’s a very creative group of Babooners here on the Trail, and we sometimes use words not found in your standard English dictionary. So Jacque and I (back in April) put together … Continue reading →

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