This morning, I woke up with ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ in my head. That’s since been replaced by the Minnesota March, so I can’t really complain. This weekend wrapped up in a mas excellente kind of way. After all the hockey and the raucous, we spent yesterday just hanging out, with the SuperTarget and the homemade chili and biscuits. It was ...

It was a very good weekend for sports in Minnesota, what with the Gophers’ sweep at the Icebreaker Tournament, and the Vikings actually winning a football game for once. We celebrated hockey last night on campus, where we discovered a new and very exciting naked ladies game at Stub & Herb’s. We may have to go back again to maintain ...

GUYS, HOCKEY!!!!! It’s officially that season again in Minnesota, with the Gophers’ first game at Xcel Center last night. They kind of scared us a lot, proving some of the predictions about their roster: good offense, crappy defense. I guess we’ll just have to score 10 goals a game and not expect to see shutouts. Man, that’s going to be ...

My grandma passed away this morning. It wasn’t a surprise at all; she’s been in and out of the hospital and nursing home for quite a while, and was suffering badly in recent weeks. She’s had a very rough time of it since my grandpa died a few years ago, so we’re all glad now that she can rest, and ...