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Oh, the Places I Will Go!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 8, 2025)
This week students across America celebrate the poetry of Dr. Seuss…
Reflections on Lent and Easter
by James N. Watkins
(Mar 7, 2025)
Jim shares his favorite posts for the Lenten season…
On the Road to Roanoke
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 6, 2025)
They laughed when I said, "Canada can.t be our 51st state! It has no South! You can't have America without a South. You need bluegrass, the blues, country, gospe"…
An Egg-ceptional Crisis
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 1, 2025)
Have you noticed that eggs are in the news? And that’s no yoke!…
Sunday Morning, So Help Me, God
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 27, 2025)
I walked into church thinking about deadlines and the news and my aged ailing pals and I walk out into the sunshine, feeling shaken, raised up, grateful for the love of God and the people around me. I wish you'd come with me smetime…
Celebrating a Memorable Birthday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 22, 2025)
A sign that hangs in our home sirs memories…
MGM's House of Daivd
by Rusty Wright
(Feb 21, 2025)
Israeli king's lessons for today?…
An Accounting of What I've Been Up To
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 20, 2025)
The shows being down South, people enjoyed hearing me talk about Minnesota winter back in my boyhood, waking up on a twenty-below morning, a blizzard in progress, but no mention of school cancellations…
The Heart of the Matter
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 14, 2025)
A Valentine’s Day image to contemplate…
The Chemisty of Love
by Faith A Watkins
(Feb 14, 2025)
Hallmark movies and Harlequin Romance novels want us to believe that falling in love is all about that magical chemistry between the hero and heroine. In reality, it is chemistry, but not in the heart but the brain!…
Mother, the Queen of Hearts
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 13, 2025)
But when I take my Minnesota cup down and fill it with coffee, I think of my mother and I smile. Her 110th birthday is coming up and I should do something special in her honor, such as write something about her that makes you feel good…
Six Degrees of You!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 8, 2025)
It’s a small world after all. Just ask Kevin Bacon!…
Black History 365
by Rusty Wright
(Feb 7, 2025)
Black History 365': Solution-oriented education with respect…
Living the Present, a Day at a Time
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 6, 2025)
I remember a day fifty years ago when I had lunch with my hero S.J. Perelman in Minneapolis when he was to give a reading and I was to introduce him. I was stunned by admiration for his writing…
A Prayer in Times of Disaster
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 1, 2025)
In his role as a chaplain, Greg leads a prayer for those impacted by wildfires in LA and the collision of a helicopter and airliner over the Potomac…
A Wonderful Night in Lubbock
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 30, 2025)
I love the old hymns, face-to-face friendliness, good manners, the limerick, a walk in the park…
Facing Our Personal Sinai
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jan 25, 2025)
There are mountains we are called to climb…
One More Day, One More Airport
by Garrison Keillor
(Jan 23, 2025)
Makes me wonder about what I've been telling you. Which is true, which is false. I leave it to you, I gotta plane to catch…
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by James N. Watkins
(May 3, 2024)
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by James N. Watkins
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On the Road Again, Meeting Folks
by Garrison Keillor
(May 2, 2024)
The morning after Spokane, I sat down to breakfast at the hotel with six people who'd been to the show and their three little kids. It was a delight. When members of your audience want to have breakfast with you, you know you did a very good show…
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My Apologies to the LGBTQIA+ Community
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 21, 2024)
Jim's Hope & Humor for Pride Month…
My Position on Congestion Pricing, Plainily States
by Garrison Keillor
(May 16, 2024)
I like congestion. It's part of city life. Why try to turn Manhattan into Minneapolis?…
Happy Father's Day!
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 14, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of Hope & Humor for Father's Day…
Losing My Mind in New York and Then Fining It
by Garrison Keillor
(May 23, 2024)
I am not in pain, thank you, but memory loss worries me because I am in the business of doing unscripted monologues from memory in front of paying audiences and if I can't do that anymore I'll have to go to Shady Pines and play bingo…
Spring is Here, Time to Get to Know Each Other
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 26, 2024)
This is a beautiful feature of Manhattan, the proliferation of squares and plazas for people to perch or promenade in and escape from regimentation and the tyranny of social media…
A Round Table in Downtown St. Paul Friday Night
by Garrison Keillor
(Jun 13, 2024)
It was a beautiful dinner, the best I've been at in months, nine of us relatives around a table in downtown St. Paul, and four of us were teenagers, which taught me I've been spending much too much time with people my own age…
Wanted: A Mentor
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jun 22, 2024)
George Toles has been a mentor in my life for over fifty years…
My Gazing Place
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 27, 2024)
Thoughts inspired by a view from Luzern, Switzerland from a watchtower on a medieval wall…
6 Misconceptions About World War II
by Jake Rossen / Mental Floss
(May 24, 2024)
Did kamikaze pilots really volunteer? Did the U.S. really declare war against the Axis powers directly after Pearl Harbor? We’re debunking some of the most common misconceptions about World War II…
The Un-tied States of America
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 7, 2024)
In light of former president Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to sway the 2016 election, the States of America are even more Un-tied then when this post was published in December 2016…
Standing on the Sidewalk Shaking Hands
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 7, 2024)
What remains powerful is love. My parents loved each other dearly and I witnessed this and it remains large in my life.…
Sony's The Forge Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Aug 16, 2024)
Absent father, resentment, respect…
My Norwegian Cousin's Advice
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 18, 2024)
I’m thinking of my Norwegian family today. After all, today is May 17th (Syttende Mai) Norwegian Constitution Day…
Father of the Bride
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 3, 2024)
Greg's chance to put into practice the advice he has given other fathers of the bride…
It's Easter Sunday, Again!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 4, 2024)
Celebrating Orthodox Easter in Switzerland…
What is Joy?
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jul 13, 2024)
So how does joy differ from happiness?…
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