Just a thought - Eli Lutgens
I have a happy update from last week!
An upset patron who left the unhappy review at my game store in Austin returned. He apologized not only to me, but my employee. All is right in the world.
I was grateful for the opportunity to talk about the consequences of one's actions and to talk about...
I feel compelled to write about responses I’ve witnessed from folks this past weekend.
I believe strongly in the golden rule: “Treat others how you wish to be treated,” or, phrased another way, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”
People who are insulted by another human...
A new year and a new start.
I have made zero New Year’s resolutions for 2025.
That does not mean I lack goals, expectations, etc. I simply already had those plans in place and will continue to pursue them.
I’ve given thought to my life all the way to what I would like to do through the...
This past month felt like everything that could go wrong, did. But even then, it was not a disaster.
In April of this year, my two best friends Kyle and Anastasiia gave me their game store, located in Austin. The same one I’ve been visiting since I was 19 years old is now known as “PlayIt...
The last few newspaper editions have been what I describe as 70-email and 100-missed-phone-call days.
Every day I wake up to anywhere from at least 50 and up to 70 or more emails. Of those, only a dozen or two usually require responses. I have a system. I drag emails to various boxes for...
I moderated a debate between candidates for seat 19B in the Minnesota House District earlier this month; it was held in the Waseca High School’s performing arts center. It was a slightly nerve-racking event, although not the type of nerves which keep one awake at night. I prepared a lot,...
I ran into Jack Schultz near the end of Thursday night’s NRHEG home opening football game for the Panthers. He and I had been in a number of high school classes together. In my head, he had stayed a high-schooler–until I was confronted last week by the obvious fact he had become an adult.
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Deb Bently wrote an entire column once about a single mistake she made in the newspaper.
It’s my turn.
But my mistakes are too numerous to list here.
One of my writers failed to show up for an event this week and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve already disappointed the folks...
Lately, Tink Larson and I have been exchanging emails between 1 and 2 a.m.
He sends in results from Braves baseball around then, which is when I am often just finishing my work. That makes it easy for me to send a spontaneous reply.
That I am receiving sports results came about...
Another Farm and City Days is in the books.
My weekend of fun began Friday night at the baked potato and root beer float bar. I arrived at about 4:30 p.m. and enjoyed myself a good tater.
On Saturday morning Mitch Heimer was named Grand Marshal of the parade. A fine choice indeed...