I added a post to Andy Craig's College Hockey HighHorse about the future of WCHA hockey and the NCAA hockey in general after the announcement of the Big Ten Hockey Conference. Andy has been doing a great job following college hockey so be sure to check out the blog. I will continue to add my two cents as I have time.
http://www.collegehockeyhighhorse.com/2011/03/more-thoughts-on-bi6-10-conference.html
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Northern Lights
On this past Thursday news reports were abound about a few large solar flares that happened on March 8th. The news stories all cited that geomagnetic storms would reach earth on March 9th and 10th. For solar information http://spaceweather.com/ is a great website. So with a little additional reasearch I found that the University of Alaska Fairbanks website has a northern lights perdictor http://www.gedds.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Default.asp?Date=20110313 I checked the forecast it mentioned that the northern lights were active and they would be visible from Minneapolis Thusrday night.
After getting home from Fly Tiers the sky was clear and not too foggy yet. Sue and I decide to go for a drive to see if we could see the northern lights. As we were driving north on 35E in Centerville at 11:15pm we looked up the northern lights were dancing across the sky. We continued to drive north and every time we got to a city with lots of street lights the northern lights were not visible, but every time it got darker they were visible. We drove to Carlos Avery WMA and parked and watched as they slowly disappeared. So around midnight we drove back home. We will continue to watch the northern lights forecast and hopefully see them again and get some pictures next time.
After getting home from Fly Tiers the sky was clear and not too foggy yet. Sue and I decide to go for a drive to see if we could see the northern lights. As we were driving north on 35E in Centerville at 11:15pm we looked up the northern lights were dancing across the sky. We continued to drive north and every time we got to a city with lots of street lights the northern lights were not visible, but every time it got darker they were visible. We drove to Carlos Avery WMA and parked and watched as they slowly disappeared. So around midnight we drove back home. We will continue to watch the northern lights forecast and hopefully see them again and get some pictures next time.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Hawkeye Fly Fishing Show
Me and three other guys from the St. Paul Fly Tiers drove to Des Moines last night to tie some flies today and tomorrow at the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Show. It runs all day today and Sunday morning. It will be fun to meet some other individuals that share the same interests as us. This is our first time attending this show and should be a great time and a sure sign of spring.
Nice day in Waseca
Last Saturday, I drove down to Waseca and visited my grandparents. It was a beautiful day for a drive. I was planning on seeing them on Sunday, but with the big storm on the way I decided to change my plans. I arrived mid-morning at my grandparents house and talked with my Grandpa for a little while and then we decided to go over to the nursing home to see my Grandma.
She we sleeping when we got there, but woke up when quickly after we arrived. She was in good spirits and very happy to see us. She followed and even lead the conversations for a while. She has really progressed in the last few weeks since her stroke.
Grandpa wanted to eat at the Pheasant Cafe for lunch, so right before they came to get her for her lunch we said goodbye and went to the the little downtown Wascesa cafe. It wasn't too busy when we arrived. We each had the roast beef which was very good before heading back to the house.
It was a good day spent with Grandma and Grandpa. They are both getting used to new schedules and the changes in there lifestyles since her stroke. There was much improvement and maybe she will be able progress far enough to be able to move back to the house. Only time will tell.
She we sleeping when we got there, but woke up when quickly after we arrived. She was in good spirits and very happy to see us. She followed and even lead the conversations for a while. She has really progressed in the last few weeks since her stroke.
Grandpa wanted to eat at the Pheasant Cafe for lunch, so right before they came to get her for her lunch we said goodbye and went to the the little downtown Wascesa cafe. It wasn't too busy when we arrived. We each had the roast beef which was very good before heading back to the house.
It was a good day spent with Grandma and Grandpa. They are both getting used to new schedules and the changes in there lifestyles since her stroke. There was much improvement and maybe she will be able progress far enough to be able to move back to the house. Only time will tell.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Photos from fishing with Noah
Here are thse photos from the fishing trip with Noah that I promised so many months back. I am hoping to find a little free time each month to update the blog with some photos.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Summer Time
Well summer time is moving on and we have been busier than ever. Last weekend I went and camped at Jon's hunting land and canoed a portion of the Cloquet River with Noah. Fishing was really good and I hope to add a picture or two when I have time.
Sue has been busy getting ready for her trip to Peru. She has been training quite a bit walking hills and steps to get ready for the portion of her hike. She also has been putting together items that she will be bring with to donate.
Only a few more months of Summer to go so we are planning on making the most of it.
Sue has been busy getting ready for her trip to Peru. She has been training quite a bit walking hills and steps to get ready for the portion of her hike. She also has been putting together items that she will be bring with to donate.
Only a few more months of Summer to go so we are planning on making the most of it.
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