It’s an immortal quote, one that was literally out of this world: “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Everyone who survived lawn darts, raise your hand. If you have a scar from one pinning your hand to the ground, feel free to show it off.
Now I wonder what will be in the mail when I turn 70. What life chapter will unfold when I tear open an envelope?
Twins win!
“You win some, you lose some ... and then there’s that little-known third category.”
My family members assured me no one would notice. Sure, they said, you’re wearing glasses now, but people will still treat you the same. Don’t worry about it. It will be fine.
He was the wellspring of a famous family, a man who dug fortunes out of the earth, controlled a powerful newspaper and served in high political office.
Well, another year of Pulitzer Prizes announced, another year of disappointment.
It would seem to be an easy decision to make: Don’t drive around barricades and onto water-covered roads.
OK, I was wrong. So were thousands of other people. And we are very glad about that. More than 15 years ago, South Dakota State University announced it was considering moving up to Division 1 status in basketball and 18 other sports, while competing at the Division 1-AA level in football. Fr…
It’s still hard to believe I was paid to do it.
Opening day of the Major League Baseball season used to be a big deal.
“Shall we play a game?”
When my dear friend Jim was dying in August 2012, his brother Joe visited him.
Some people reveal their inner selves in the most unique ways.
Congressman Dusty Johnson was in office for less than two months when he made his mark, standing for principal over party.
Most of us get several second chances. At work, in a relationship, in a longtime friendship ... damage happens but often can be repaired.
He tried to teach me to play the guitar.
A bookish, bespectacled astrophysicist, dead more than 30 years, is an unlikely hero for a TV series.
Weather unites us, an army of the chilled, frozen in place.
Maybe it’s better this way, although it was difficult to accept that right after the game.
Dennis Daugaard says he is done.
Kristi Noem doesn’t lack political skill or courage. She’s proven that time and again in the last decade.
We’re keeping our Christmas tree up and outdoor lights on, at least for a few more days. There’s no hurry to turn them off and pack them away.
It was unlike any Christmas church service I had ever attended.
More than 150 years after the bloody summer and bitter winter of 1862, the Dakota War and its aftermath are with us still.
It was an American funeral for the immediate family, all 326,766,748 of us.
The tall, slender man with the distinct profile looked familiar, even in the darkened upper level of the church.
It was a lefse emergency.
The turkey was at the center of the table, surrounded by all its regular support staff: Mashed potatoes, rolls, cranberry sauce and more.
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