Archive for February, 2009
Eye on Monday: The Premiere
This week brings three new features to Blog Harbor. The Farmland Almanac with Harrison Beillor will air every Thursday The Gabriel Theatre on the Air will perform on selected Fridays And starting today, Eye on Monday joins the Blog Harbor community. Inspired by weekly features on two great blogs, Photo Friday from my wife Wendy at her blog My Green Side, and [...]
The Drive-Thru Window and #3418
Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com It all started out like a great idea. You drive up and order. You drive a little further and pay. Then you wait patiently before you receive what you’ve ordered. And within minutes, you’re on your way. Coffee, food, prescriptions, even alcohol - you did it all without ever getting out of the car. It’s [...]
A Trophy for Everyone: The Seeds of Entitlement
When I was growing up, I played sports. Basketball was what I eventually settled on by high school but prior to that I also played baseball and ran track. When there was a tournament during the year or the playoffs at the end of the season, there were winners and there were losers. The winners got [...]
Low Pressure Front? No, It’s a Colonoscopy
WARNING: The following 1130 words have been approved for all reading audiences by the Council for a Healthier Colon. If you need to leave this column at any time due to feeling squirmy, rest assured you are not nearly as uncomfortable as I was during my 24-hour Journey to the Center of Christopher Gabriel. co·lon·os·co·py (kō’lə-nŏs’kə-pē) n. pl. co·lon·os·co·pies Examination [...]
The Lady in Purple
It all starts so innocently. A daily workout with my family. Fun times, lots of laughs. But no one’s laughing anymore. Not since we crossed paths with . . . The Lady in Purple. My wife, two daughters and I (henceforth known as “we”) jog or walk in a recreation “bubble” here in suburban Minneapolis. [...]
