Just a thought - Eli Lutgens
I was supposed to be on vacation this week.
At 28-years old I’m not supposed to have this much pain.
I threw out my back picking up a frying pan last Tuesday. Despite taking care not to bend at the back, bending with my knees, the motion of picking it up with my arms caused my lower...
The impossible happened this week. I skunked my dad at cribbage.
Two times.
On the week, I tallied seven wins, to his six. Dad took the first two bouts of the week before I rattled off four straight wins on round two (the next day), including a skunk. We started round two intending to...
The cribbage battles continue with Dad. This week I took home the majority, 11-6. Dad registered one skunk which helped lessen my assault to even our totals. Prior to Monday evening, I was up 7-3 in games. That evening, up three to one in games, we were playing our final game. The difference in...
As I sat in church Sunday morning the bells of Wilton Church rang, and to me, felt as if they were doing so for the final time. Saturday evening Deb invited me to join her for Pastor Larry Sipe’s final service in Wilton. His actual last service for the parishes will be Sunday at First Lutheran in...
The nightly cribbage games with my father continue. Lately we have nearly split our games, with the slight edge going my way. Over the weekend my father thanked me for not bragging about beating him in my column.
Thursday evening, he got to the table a few minutes before me. When I walked...
I am more than two months through twice a week physical therapy sessions, which meant it was time to ‘reaccess’ prior to my last session.
During the prior week there was a bit of setback; I hurt myself during one of the exercises.
It was a very simple resistance stretch, but it was...
Last Saturday, May 30, 2026, I had the pleasure of enjoying some of the best baseball I have seen in a very, very long time.
In my life, I have witnessed or participated in some roughly 2,000 baseball games. Hundreds, maybe a thousand Twins games. Oh so many games played from little league...
I was able to enjoy Graduation and baseball this weekend without feeling completely and utterly exhausted. This was the first year since I played high school baseball where I didn’t have more work than I felt there were hours in the day.
That said, it was still a lot of work.
Order of...
Tis the season of Graduation and baseball.
I had the pleasure of watching a lot of high school baseball this week. Namely NRHEG and JWP.
Both teams are still alive in the section 1A playoff race, which is down to the final four teams: NRHEG, JWP, Southland and Lewiston-Altura.
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I finished my third round of physical therapy today. Over the past two weeks, I have seen some improvement to my back, including getting a diagnosis following an MRI and X-ray. Two bulging discs and arthritis inflammation. I am awaiting insurance approval to schedule a cortisone shot which should...