March 8 is International Women’s Day. Don’t ask me how I know this. I just do. So let us speak of Woman, specifically the International Woman. I like her. Very much. In my opinion She deserves much more than a day. But time waits for no man. Or woman, it seems. So… let’s get to it. To begin, let it... READ MORE >
Mid-February, Rob met with Olivia, a 6-year-old female snowy owl, in Northern Minnesota. Rob: Thank you for chatting with me. Olivia: Well, I had a little time. I was on a food run. Whitey’s watching the hatchlings for a spell. R: Is Whitey your mate? O: Well… um, no. Look, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that owls... READ MORE >
There are plenty of things wrong with this country. Too much of this. Too little of that. And, of course, President’s Day. There are many, many dumb things about President’s Day. It’s actually hard to know where to start. Maybe we could start with a question: Who is President’s Day for? Is it for the Little Man to celebrate the... READ MORE >
The big game’s a’comin’ and every year there’s a lot of talk about the commercials. Normally commercials are a thing I avoid. During a commercial break, I usually take a stroll or engage in light banter. I might fix a snack or even, on occasion, check the laundry. The reason I don’t give commercials my full attention is they are... READ MORE >
The big day is approaching. No time to waste. Preparations must be made. Fortunes will rise and fall in one 24-hour period. Will you be ready? No, I am not talking about the Superbowl. I am talking about the day after the Superbowl, a smaller, little day known as Valentine’s. This year, just to make a few bucks more on... READ MORE >
So January is many things but I think the word most people use to describe it is “long”. Yes, technically it’s tied for the longest month of the year with others but I’d like to see any other month look hard and long into the cold, grey eyes of January and see who blinks first. Naturally, during the longest month... READ MORE >
January is, on average, the coldest month of the year. And that means one thing. Big heating bills. And soup. Okay, two things. Of course, there are different types of soup. Alphabet soup is a metaphor made famous during FDR’s new deal that gave us all kinds of acronyms like IRS, CIA, FBI, BRB, LOL. Duck Soup is the absolutely... READ MORE >
I like machines. Occasionally, usually on the couch, I envision an idyllic future, like the one in The Jetsons, where a robot rolls over to me with a martini. In the timeless classic by Flight of the Concords, the song Robots, set in “the distant future, the year 2000”, it is Man vs. Robot. The song is so good I’m... READ MORE >
On a frozen lake in Northern Minnesota, Rob Perez met with Jack Frost. They chatted while ice skating for the better part of an hour. ROB: I’ve never done an interview on skates before. JACK FROST: Thanks for being open to it. I think better on the move. R: Were you always into winter? JF: Well, no. When I was... READ MORE >
Here’s a fun fact I just read it in new book called The Blue Zones Challenge by Dan Buettner. Most New Year’s Resolutions last for 4-6 weeks. Then people go back to their old habits. So, there are two ways to approach this problem. You can do what the experts who follow the people who live the longest suggest and... READ MORE >
