I must have nicked some road kill somewhere on my travels this morning. Either on my way to work or to Hugo for a job, I picked up some skunk chunks and let me tell you…..

It has been a crazy week at work and I can’t remember how long since I have been to Keegans, thus I am going. 

I just realized Dan Conry is gone. He’s no longer on the schedule page. 

There’s been a lot of turmoil at the station, and a few on air personalities are venting about management. We all know how AM1500 who used to own talk radio in this town imploded under a ‘format change’. They chased away a lot of the best talkers out there. 

So is KTLK setting its sights at failure? 

Conry was one of the most entertaining and engaging hosts in the Twin Cities. He was shoved into no man’s land at 5 to 7 AM. A time slot that even the roosters don’t listen to. What gives?

Update:

If anyone out there knows if Conry gets picked up anywhere else. Please let me know, I will gladly tune him in there when my schedule permits. 

Sometimes lefty bloggers just amaze me, and so do the stalkerazzi that think the trash they write is worthy ro redistribution. Huh? 

Oh, I think this pretty much sums up why you shouldn’t troll around the lefty blogs in Minnesota or even consider them friendly adversaries. Some say there is a lot to learn from reading and engaging them in debate, but most of them are ….. as Foot describes, pantloads. 

still in the hospital, but has returned to the blogosphere, minus some gall.

I’m referring to King Banaiaiaiaiaian of SCSU Scholars. 

While digging through my iPhoto archives for a back yard picture for the before of the previous post, I stumbled upon a ton a dog pics. I thought these were some fun and cute ones. 

The weather in Minnesota sucks, but my boss rocks!

(You can see the old fence and hedge here)

I had to replace my back fence because Lugnut found out how to get out and caused a little trouble 2 weekends ago. I had scheduled last weekend to install a new privacy fence, but as you may remember the weather didn’t cooperate, so I didn’t get it done.

I had already pulled the hedge out on Earth Day, so the fence was even easier for Luggers to escape, so I had to get it done asap. 

Well, this coming weekend is not looking so hot, so I was beginning to worry. Luckily my boss rocks, and gave me yesterday afternoon off. I worked from 1 to 8:30 on the fence and got about half of it in. 

Mind you I was working completely alone. I worked from 1 to 8:30 non-stop to get that far. 

And then today, with the weekend weather not looking so hot, my boss was kind enough to give me another chance to finish. 

And finish I did! 

Mission accomplished! The doggies are now safe and secure. 

I’m fracking exhausted! Too bad now I have to deal with a huge pile of hedge brush, spread some dirt, and lay some sod back there. 

But the doggies are safe and we have some privacy. 

I received word last night that the Mayor of the MOB, Dr. King Banaian is in the hospital. My suspicions are that he is having a pesky new tax increase removed, thankfully it was benign and non-life threatening. Another suspicion is he is getting a new stimulus package just in time for the big anniversary weekend get-away/economics conference (but don’t tell the wife that’s why they are going to Vegas).

Other rumors are he suffered a tragic metal breakdown after attending one of Taryl Clark’s press conferences where she not only lied, but defied the laws of economics, and he was carted off mumbling supply and demand, supply and demand, supply and demand.

So all kidding aside, everybody’s favorite university professor, vegetarian, and cigar connoisseur is in the hospital, our good friend Dr. King and his family could use our thoughts and prayers. 

Dr. Cheri Pierson Yecke was appointed Dean of Harding University in Arkansas. 

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Cheri Pierson Yecke is joining the faculty and administration at Harding University beginning this summer. She will serve in the capacity of Dean of Graduate Programs and will also serve as an associate professor in the College of Education. In her role as dean, Dr. Yecke will serve as coordinator of admissions, catalogs, marketing, and other core policies for all graduate programs. This is basically a new position to assist Dr. Larry Long in helping coordinate all graduate programs as this area has grown dramatically in recent years.

 

Most recently, Dr. Yecke has served as Chancellor of K-12 Education in the state of Florida where she worked for Governor Jeb Bush. She has also served as Commissioner of Education in Minnesota, Secretary of Education in Virginia, and Director of Teacher Quality at the U.S. Department of Education. I believe that she will help us strengthen our national and international presence at the graduate level in particular.

 

She received her bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Hawaii, a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Wisconsin, and a doctoral degree in gifted education from the University of Virginia. She was an award-winning classroom teacher for 20 years before moving into the education policy arena. She has published two books, numerous articles, and has given numerous presentations across the nation.

Congrats to Dr. Yecke. 

My good friend Joe Repya has taken the plunge into blogging. The Eagle’s Nest Blog

It is still a work in progress but hey, who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

Republican Party of Minnesota Deputy Chair Dorothy Fleming was also in DC with Carrie and I for a few days. She wrote about it (scroll down to April 16 to 14) and posted a few pictures on her website. Deputy Dot