Good question. Some years ago, an NBA player named Latrell Sprewell turned down a $7 million one year contract claiming that “he couldn’t feed his family on that”. He hasn’t played ball since. So now in Minnesota we sign a now 40-year-old Brett Favre to a 2 year contract for $12.5 million a year to play for our [...]
Okay, I admit, motor sport is my passion. By that I mean anything on 4 wheels that competes, in particular NASCAR and NHRA. (Well, I might exclude “drifting” as I really don’t understand it!) My passion also includes hot rods, muscle cars and yes even exotics.
I think that a large number of folks in our [...]
My wife and I went to a restaurant with two other couples in Uptown Minneapolis. This place is rather “camp” and features both Mexican and Chinese food. Anyway, following our meal, our server delivered a plate of fortune cookies, six to be exact. Below is the exact fortune I got, which I picked completely at [...]
I love this industry: My involvement began when I was very young, hanging out at Par Aide (and dew whipping and cutting the putting green we had in our back yard). Technically I was working, but I think tolerated might be a better word as I just wanted to play. Rides on the two wheeler, [...]
Just had coffee with a group of friends this morning, much the same as I have for the past 20 or so years. Every Wednesday morning from about November 1st through April or so depending on weather, a group of local golf industry folks meet for coffee. We switch to once or twice a month for lunch [...]
