I saw a post on another blog linking to the voting page for the NBA All-Star Game.  I could not tell you the last time I voted for an All-Star game in any of the major sports let alone watched one from start to finish.  Here are a few ideas to get fans engaged.  Hey, this might even get non-fans to watch the game. Read more…

Dear Sir or Madam,

First I want to let you know that I appreciate your persistence.  You take the time every week to re post nearly the same ad.  You even changed it this week to try and make it sound like a wonderful deal.  Unfortunately you don’t quite have the price set correctly. Read more…

• If you own a cat, you need to see this.  Protect yourself.
• Be careful in Canada, someone is chopping off feet.
• The NCAA extended the three point line for men’s basketball.  I guess they felt high scoring was bad for the game.
• If you are in MSP, check out this list of things to do. [via Fresh.mn]
• This article’s idea is interesting, but what’s even more interesting is the amount of land the U.S. government owns in the west Read more…

I’m giving up, Randy Wittman is not going to be a successful head coach.  I wanted to give him a chance, he came into an impossible situation, but after a 1-6 start, I am convinced he cannot produce a winning team. Read more…

Yesterday was a bad day, it was cold and wet and to top things off I got a flat tire.  Usually I try to maintain a positive attitude, but I let it get to me.  Thankfully I was going to rearrange my room due to my bed blocking the heat vent, it wasn’t exactly fun, but the work sucked the negative energy right out of me. Read more…

I’ve seen a lot of people panicking over O.J. Mayo’s game last night.  Suddenly Kevin Love is a nobody and Kevin McHale made another trading mistake.  Can we all please calm down?

First let’s look at the situation.  The Sun’s are not a good defensive team.  In the last few weeks they have given up 23 points to Ramone Sessions.  23 points to Ben Gordon,  and 23 points to both Danny Granger and T.J Ford.   None of these players other than possibly the exception of Ben Gordon are high scoring players.  If Mayo had scored 33 points against the Celtics I could see a legitimate reason for worry, but I think I could score a point or two against the Suns. Read more…

Just when it looked like the Coleman-Franken race couldn’t get any more ridiculous.  This afternoon Norm Coleman banned a media member from a press conference in St. Paul.  The Uptake may not be a main stream media outlet, but I respect them more than many of the members of the MSM.  Why in the world did Minnesota vote for this guy? Read more…

I made chili for the first time last night, and it was delicious.  I didn’t follow a specific recipe but I did base it from what I recalled was in one of my friend’s parent’s recipes. Read more…

I’m happy to announce the launch of Circle Square Technology.  This is my new technology blog.  It’s new so there isn’t a lot of content, but I hope some of my readers will visit and enjoy my take on a variety of technology topics.  I will no longer be writing about technology on this site and will copy the current technology posts over shortly.

If you are wondering about the name, it is a tribute to my family cattle brand.  It is a circle-square and is registered in Montana.