How much money can you spend on cups?

Now that I am the parent of a one-year-old, I am learning about all the new things that I need to buy for a pseudo-toddler. We have lots of winter

Saturday Night's Alright for Fightin'

John Croman blogs about Senate Debate

Am I happy?

The other day my cousin asked me a question that really threw me for a loop. She asked me if I was happy?

Tired of the same routine? Try a kettle bell

Bored with your strength training routine? Feel the power with kettle bell training. A traditional Russian exercise tool that has entered main stream

Erasing hate

I had the honor this week of meeting Judy Shepard and T.R. Knight, two people I greatly respect.

Politico: McCain's fate hangs on MN, WI or PA

Campaign says Minnesota is one of three states he must win if he wants to be president.

A face in the debate watching crowd

Colour My World The sun was setting in the orange sky over the State Capitol dome as my wife and I walked across the

SNL: So LOL

O.K., I have serious blogs pending. A blog about the devastating day on Wall Street... a blog about our own local --

Claus' 'beautiful truck' arrives in Norway

Claus's American beauty has arrived! Earlier this month the 1962 Chevy pickup -- the object of a former foreign exchange

I'm Outta Here: "My" park is gone

There's a place I like to go in any season, but especially in the winter. When the snow falls, it's a quiet place to snowshoe, to hike, to think. But it's even more quiet these days. Much of its beautiful woodlands are twisted and scarred. The birds aren't singing there anymore.

More signs of a lack of an Apocalypse (I hope)

The quest for the perfect t-shirt and/or bumper sticker continues. Send your suggestions (actual t-shirts or bumper stickers you've spotted) to acostantini@kare11.com. Here

So NOW what?

The nation is doing some serious soul searching right now -- gut checking our appetite for stocks, wondering where the election will take

Is Perk out of retirement?? Part 1

Last Sunday I was woken up by one of my contacts over at the Xcel Energy Center asking me a million questions whether or not Eric Perkins is coming back to play with the Minnesota Swarm Lacrosse team.

Mom called the fire department and that lit a fire!

Challenge Walk update

Perk's Blog Contest

October 14, 2008By the way, Happy Birthday to me! OK, now that we've got that out of the way, we can get

Iron Girl Bloomington 2008

Iron Girl-At first glance it sounds like a weight lifting competition. But it's far from that. It's more fun! In reality, it's more like

Mike's Money Minute: Don't panic

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You've seen the economic carnage. And like you, I've been looking for answers to basic questions like, "What do I do now

Job Swap: Rena becomes a Lake Boat Captain

"That's Isabella and that's the biggest of our seven boats," explains Jay Soule.

Vikings vs. Lions in game blog

Dave Schwartz blogs from the press box at the Vikings-Lions game

Obsessed with the Quest, 3 courses to go!

My quest to play Minnesota's Top 20 courses (as rated by Golf Digest) continues, and I'm happy to say I'm making some serious

31, Amy, and Amy.

Just four days ago I turned the ripe old age of 31. And, for many this may be hard to believe but

Running In the Rain

Friday, October 10th, 2008:

Another marathon finished. Sorry to be

I can't believe it...I'm a student again!

They say life is about balance and my balance has certainly been tested over the last month and a half. Earlier this year,

Is the season a success even if the Twins lose?

They were picked last. They were rebuilding. And they had a dozen new faces.Then, the regular season happened.The Minnesota Twins now