Whatever Flips Your Waffle - Mark Domeier
This column marks the end of my 13th year in this space.
It also marks the end of tenure as a writer for this paper. That’s right, this is my final column.
One of my favorite scenes in the novel “Tom Sawyer” is when he tricks the other boys into whitewashing the fence and even gets them to...
Think back to the first job you had that you got paid for by someone other than your parents. Depending on your age, that could be a wide range of things, and the amount you earned probably seemed like a gold rush at the time!
My first paying job was walking beans for some friends of our family...
The week this comes out will be the 15th birthday of our cat, Chewbacca. We got him when he was about four months old from the Steele County Humane Society. He bonded with the kids right away, and we knew we had an excellent pet.
According to multiple sources, two-thirds of all American...
A bonus word for you this week: A bucket is not just a pail but also used to be the beam from which one would hang a pig for slaughter. As the pig was hoisted up, it would thrash and kick, and from there we got the phrase “kick the bucket,” meaning to die. A morbid way to start this week, I grant...
I recently saw the new Superman movie. Of course I did - it was a superhero movie! No spoilers here, in case you haven’t seen it, but if you’re on the fence, I’ll say that I highly recommend it. It had the feel of Christopher Reeve, the actor who played the Man of Steel in the 70s and 80s, in the...
I’ve been hit in the head plenty of times in my life.
It was probably forty years ago during a summer baseball game that I stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and our team trailing by three runs. I smoked one over the head of the left fielder. Understand, I had a bit of speed back then,...
As has been my wont over the past few summers, I’m taking some time off from pontificating to write some fiction. I asked my 8th graders to provide me first and last lines for potential stories, and it’s my job to fill in the middle. I hope you enjoy! This week’s inspiration comes from Gracie...
As has been my wont over the past few summers, I’m taking some time off from pontificating to write some fiction. I asked my 8th graders to provide me first and last lines for potential stories, and it’s my job to fill in the middle. I hope you enjoy! This week’s inspiration comes from Jacob...
As has been my wont over the past few summers, I’m taking some time off from pontificating to write some fiction. I asked my 8th graders to provide me first and last lines for potential stories, and it’s my job to fill in the middle. I hope you enjoy! This week’s inspiration comes from Anna Guse...
I’m going to break up my fun, frivolous summer writing for a week, sorry.
I’ve got some feelings that need writing about.
A lot might change between me submitting this column and you reading it, but the events that saw two of our state legislators and their spouses shot last weekend really...