Midwest Oddities: The Giant Animals of the High Plains

It is easy for me to get caught up in the idea that I live in the most boring corner of the planet.  Yes, I sometimes refer to my region as the armpit of the U.S.  But, a closer inspection reveals a strange obsession of my people that borders on disturbing, but also quite interesting…  [...]

Weird Weather: ND snow in June

Well, it appears that my neck of the woods has made national news again.  And the reason??  The weather, of course! A few days ago, Mother Nature thought that the tough people of North Dakota just weren’t quite done with winter, and saw fit for us to receive one final (let’s hope!) dose of snow [...]

Rush Limbaugh Pokes Fun at Suffering North Dakotans

Rush Limbaugh, never one to miss an opportunity to be utterly vile, has now used the flooding in North Dakota to crack “dike” jokes. View the video below for audio of his offensive comments: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NWyasa2M0 While Rush has his fun at our expense, the waters continue to rise.  And yes, we have a system of [...]