Category: Burnsville

Meeting Milt

I take the kids for a walk around our neighborhood 5 or 6 nights a week. There are 9 city parks with playgrounds within a mile of our house and we’ve been to every one. (If that’s not enough play equipment, there are 2 elementary school playgrounds within a mile as well, and if you [...]

Saturday June 30th, 2012 in Burnsville, Life, Relationships | 4 Comments »

Caucusing in Minnesota

The last time I caucused for a presidential race in Minnesota I was pretty unimpressed with the slate of candidates. I went into the caucus torn between John McCain and Mike Huckabee and wound up throwing my vote to Huckabee, a decision I later regreted. This time around wasn’t much better. I don’t know if it’s [...]

Wednesday February 8th, 2012 in Burnsville, Elections, Minnesota, Politics | 6 Comments »

July voting opportunity for Burnsville residents

There’s an election in Burnsville today to fill the seat of longtime city council member Charlie Crichton, who died in March. If you live in the city, get out and vote! Don’t know who to vote for? There are two primary sources for campaign coverage. You can see the video of the candidates’ only public [...]

Tuesday July 26th, 2011 in Burnsville, Politics | No Comments »

An unsuccessful campaign for public office

There are various theories for why people subject themselves to the criticism of the public and run for public office. Some think it’s a matter of ego, others think it’s because the person has demonstrated community leadership that warrants an opportunity for them to be elected to public leadership. No matter one’s reasons people run [...]

Tuesday July 19th, 2011 in Burnsville, Politics | 2 Comments »

Expensive mistakes

One thing I love about my job is I really don’t face too many instances where a mistake I make could cost thousands of dollars. That’s not to say it’s completely stress-free, but at my last company, small mistakes on our part could result in our clients losing thousands of dollars. A roofing company across [...]

Thursday May 26th, 2011 in Breaking Things, Burnsville, Business Practices | 5 Comments »