I don’t often procrastinate. Or, at least, I don’t usually procrastinate. Today, though, is one of those days. It’s 2:15 in the afternoon and I’m finally writing this first blog paragraph after finding every possible useless and/or useful thing to do up until this point. Usually, I’m excited to get going on a new blog installment but today is one of those examples of the water being too cold, the mountain too high, the sauna too hot, and my brain too disengaged. So, I’ve been surfing the web, reading (parts of my book and a few chapters of another), and basically doing anything but writing. Maybe my writing tank was just empty. Now, here I am and it’s flowing pretty well. Maybe I ought to eat a second lunch, or go run some more errands… Nah, time to finally dive in.
Let’s get right to the meat and potatoes of this blog installment. That would be a Filet Mignon and a fully loaded baked spud, too. Maybe some grilled asparagus on the side, with Bearnaise sauce. Lots of good top-of-the-line material for this one, starting with my adventures on the artificial turf field at US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. What a deal that was. So, let’s get right to it!
One week ago I posted my weekly Thursday Blog Day installment and lamented the fact that my Thursday posting schedule meant a lot of the fun stuff I will now being doing each week will happen the day after the blog. For instance, on Friday afternoon I left Woodbury and headed for Brainerd. Seems like a long time ago, now. But, as we say so technically and gracefully, it is what it is. So here we are on this particular Thursday with a chance to wrap up the last week.
When it’s Thursday Blog Day and not much has happened since the prior blog installment, what’s a blogger to do? Considering this endeavor has always seemed more “Seinfeldian” than news-filled, for oh these 11+ years, there’s still only so much “nothing” one can write about. This, therefore, is why I keep a file that is filled with all the emails or Facebook messages I get that even vaguely resemble questions from readers. When in doubt, go to the file and find the best ones. It’s like “Instant Blog” powder. Just add water. And since it’s been raining here in the Twin Cities for about 24 hours, I have plenty of water to add. Just ask my sump pump.