Trivial Pronunciation

Sep 17, 2007 8:36 amRecreationComments (2)

The Fast-talking Funny-Guy and Channel 9 Meteorologist, Keith Marler, got a second chance today to pronounce the name “Sparby.” A few months ago, he botched it when he read my dad’s name as the winner of their daily “Time Out for Trivia” contest. Today he got it right when he read my name as the winner.

I’m not sure what I’ve won. They show who the contest sponsor is on the site each week along with the prizes they’re giving away but right now it still says they’re giving away 4 passes to the Renaissance Festival. The thing is, the date above it says 9/3 to 9/14 so I don’t know if they’ve extended that to today or if they’re giving away something different (the bumper before the commercial break said that Time Out for Trivia is sponsored by Kowalski’s Market so maybe I’m getting groceries?).

Update: They just called to confirm that I won. It is a Kowalski’s gift card and I have to go to the station to pick it up tomorrow.

By the way, the question was, “What is the most common lake name in Minnesota?”

The options were:

A) Lake Mugwump
B) Long Lake
C) Rice Lake
D) Mud Lake

The answer is D) Mud Lake. There are 201 Mud Lakes in Minnesota.

Photos from the Canada Trip

Aug 27, 2007 8:43 pmPhotos, RecreationComment (1)

Here is a gallery with a few photos from the fishing trip to Minaki, Ontario.

Vacation, Eh?

Aug 25, 2007 9:02 pmRecreationNo Comments

I’m in the middle of my longest vacation ever. I left work at 4:30 on Thursday, August 16th and I don’t go back in to the office until Tuesday, September 4th. What have I done so far? I went fishing. In Canada. My brother-in-law, Bryan, and I drove up to their cabin in Hackensack, MN on Thursday night and then drove to my stepfather’s cabin in Max, MN on Friday afternoon. Then the three of us drove to Minaki, Ontario on Saturday morning. Mark caught a 45 inch Muskie on Saturday night. I caught a 34 inch Northern on Sunday and Bryan caught a 44 inch Muskie on Wednesday morning. It was a fun trip.

Now that I’m back home, I’m just doing the domestic stuff. I did all of my laundry. I mowed the lawn and I cleaned the garage (mostly). Tomorrow I’m going to go golfing with my dad in Stillwater. I haven’t been golfing in many years so I’m looking forward to it!