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Stearns County Fair 2025: Lightning, Hail, and Then Blue Skies

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I took that picture of the Stearns County Fair while coming back from an errand last Saturday. It’s about as close to being there as I’ve gotten in the last several years. But since this household isn’t much more than … Continue reading →

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“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes…”

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Like the song says: “smoke gets in your eyes”, nose and throat. It’s not really funny. But at least we can get a heads-up on how bad the smoke is. Oddly enough, despite its name this state’s “Pollution Control Agency” … Continue reading →

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Storms, Health, a Biopsy, and Unsettling News

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

This week’s post is a follow-up on two posts: last week’s, when I talked about flash floods in central Texas; and another where I talked about a biopsy and storms. Briefly, the sore on my leg looked awful, but was … Continue reading →

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What a Weekend!

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

First it was storms, now (I’m writing this Sunday evening) sincerely noticeable heat. And I see there’s a tornado watch on, northwest of us. Something I learned from that KSTP article — the “Eagle’s Healing Nest” is a metaphoric name, … Continue reading →

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Attack on Lawmakers: Politics, Life, and Making Sense Anyway

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Although there’s the occasional glint of good news in my news feed — like “Firefighters Free Sauk Centre Man from Submerged Tanker” (KNSI (June 17, 2025)) — most of what I see is no reason for celebration. That said, attacks … Continue reading →

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