Icons Die Every Day I was sad to hear about the passing of jazz artist David Sanborn on Sunday, May 12.  The extraordinary saxophonist was instrumental in growing my affinity for contemporary jazz music when [...]

  📸DigieMade Photography For the last two months the Royal family of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival has survived Coronation and the 10-day blitz of community service as ambassadors of the city of St. [...]

I was fortunate to learn football at various levels of play including elementary and high school, elite amateur, college and professionally. So, I met hundreds of teammates over the 25 or so years of organized [...]

Thanks to Mike Mussman and his crew for inviting me as a radio guest at the American Legion in Lino Lakes. Check out our interview here: https://youtu.be/NET5xLYhBcY

It’s taken a while to get my groove back, but it is not like time has stopped.  Life has taken the usual twists and turns as it has with most people. I have experienced several [...]

Ronald Townson; One of five, yet one of many  When my parents were alive, they often expressed to me that they were blessed. Unfortunately, Mom died of cancer at a relatively young age.  Dad fell victim to several ailments [...]

Irv Cross  I was saddened to hear that Irv Cross died in February.  I grew up knowing about Irv mostly through his television role as a sports analyst for NFL games. He was considered the [...]