All Entries in the "humor" Category
The Groundskeepers for The CGP in Wisconsin (video)
The importance of beautiful landscaping around an office complex can never be overstated. At our Wisconsin office, we’ve hired the best crew our budget would allow. And… they’re good for the environment. I’m so proud to show off… The Groundskeepers.
The Wisconsin Staff for The CG Program (video)
A radio program is only as good as the entire staff that puts it all together. My producer, Erik Matson, is as good as there is in radio. To help Erik, albeit from a distance, is what I like to call the extended staff. But not only do they contribute to the program that airs every [...]
The Head Cook at The CG Program Wisconsin Office (video)
In every office complex, the need for a good restaurant close by is always a good thing. At the CG Program Wisconsin office, although we call it a lunch room… it’s a restaurant. And the menu is diverse and innovative. Here’s our head chef, or as she prefers being called – The Head Cook.
The Christopher Gabriel Program: Wisconsin Office (video)
In the first of what promises to be a compelling four-part video miniseries, you’ll see my return to the old Blog Harbor office, now known as the official Wisconsin office for The Christopher Gabriel Program. We plan on opening up additional offices in London, San Francisco and Bozeman, Montana. And as an added bonus, you’ll [...]
This Week’s CG Column in The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
Every Monday I write a humor column for our daily paper, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. If you haven’t checked it out yet, give it a read. You may laugh… you may chuckle… you may just stare at it. I’m good with any of the three. This week I examine how families often communicate and relate to [...]
Blog Harbor in Wisconsin: 4-Part Video Series Coming
Many of you may recall the compelling video that outlined how Blog Harbor was forced to move from our gorgeous downtown Minneapolis offices to a more cost-effective, albeit pristine, office in rural Wisconsin. This past weekend, after spending Thanksgiving with family, I stopped off at the Blog Harbor offices – newly renamed The Christopher Gabriel Program, Wisconsin Office – [...]
17 Seconds and a Karaoke Mystery (video)
I’m hearing talk. Lots of talk. But it’s all been very hush-hush: Hints in emails, a cryptic text message, the occasional voicemail, a large envelope… it all centers around a video from the Singing with the Stars event at Divas and Rockstars in West Fargo that, allegedly, exists. I’ll hear a name, a drop point, a [...]
Oberg Farms: Innocent Farming or Something Else? (videos)
This past week I had the opportunity to learn about sugar beet farming, courtesy of a couple of great guys, Ernie Oberg and his son Brian. Oberg Farms is a thriving business based in Moorhead (Minn.) but it’s hardly limited to sugar beets. Potatoes, corn, wheat and soybeans round out a family-run business that’s been around for generations. It [...]
Eye on Monday: The Radio Station
The word on the street is that the station in the picture above is where I work in Fargo. I’m here to confirm…it’s not. Repeat: This is not WDAY. There are no mountains in, around or near Fargo. I’ll admit, the person looking out the window in the light green building does look like me [...]
Eye on Monday: Bonding with the Red River
I’ve been long overdue to get down to the Red River. After watching, reading and hearing about what happened in the Fargo-Moorhead area this past winter, I needed to meet the river, face-to-face. It was imperative I gathered myself, geared up and did some hard riding to learn what makes this river tick. Lacking my [...]
For Blog Harbor Subscribers, There’s a New Feed!
This surely will be the shortest post or article I’ve ever written. It’s simply a quick note to all subscribers of Blog Harbor (not actually named that way on cgabriel.com but it’s still Blog Harbor and will show up directly in front of you on the landing page as soon as you arrive) that you [...]
The Christopher Gabriel Program: Shooting High at WDAY (video)
I thought it might be nice to take a moment to reflect on the direction and goals for my new radio program at AM 970 WDAY in Fargo (ND).
Christopher Gabriel Program, Meet Facebook
I knew it would happen. I just knew it. My producer here at 970 WDAY, the multi-talented, very sharp, very clever and somewhat devious Erik Matson, has put up what is apparently called The Christopher Gabriel Program Fan Page on………………….. Facebook. In Fargo, No One Can Hear You Scream. It wasn’t that long ago I [...]
The Christopher Gabriel Program: Shooting High at WDAY (video)
I thought it might be nice to take a moment to reflect on the direction and goals for my new radio program at AM 970 WDAY in Fargo (ND).
Harrison Beillor on AM 540 KQMB, Quimby (Montana)
with Harrison Beillor [Audio clip: view full post to listen] *** Eat well, work hard, and give me a call. PRODUCTION CREDITS KQMB Host: Terry Svinale Producer: David Allen Technical Director: Wendy Gabriel Inspiration: The Writer’s Almanac, with Garrison Keillor
Eye on Monday: Blog Harbor Adjusts to the Economy (video)
As our economy is in a downturn, Blog Harbor has found it necessary to reduce operating costs.
It’s Dark. It’s Late. It’s Quiet. Why? (video)
It was dark. It was late. Nobody was out. It was quiet. Too quiet? Maybe. But I needed to know: Why was it so quiet? Why wasn’t anyone out. I knew why it was dark. Because it was late. When it’s late . . . it’s dark. I could have been a detective. My [...]
Eye on Monday: Sneak-a-Peek Cell Phone Technique (video)
I was speaking with a friend the other day about people and their cell phones. Namely, how folks can be in mid-sentence with you, stop abruptly, check their cell for a new text message and then continue talking as if nothing happened. Or, worse, they’ll actually interrupt you to read a text, then send a reply [...]
My Letter to Oprah
Dear Oprah, So, how are things? Anything new in your life? I haven’t heard from you since . . . well, ever. I email. Nothing. I contact Gail. Nothing. I send you Greek pastries. Nothing. I Tweet to @Oprah. Nothing. But listen, I don’t want to keep you too long. You’re busy. Just one thing [...]
The Batting Cage
As spring is settling in here in Minnesota, summer is in the on-deck circle. And with summer around the corner, this means many things to different people: Going to the beach house at the Jersey Shore every weekend, heading up to the Maine coast, traveling “up north to the cabin” here in our state and [...]
Eye on Monday: The Hunt for the Egg (video)
This site has been offering columns worthy of the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary since November 11, 2oo7. That’s 11-11 in the event you’re scoring at home. Most recently, audio satires arrived in the form of The Farmland Almanac with Harrison Beillor and the Gabriel Theatre on the Air. Today brings a new day for both this website and Eye [...]
The Krispy Kreme Dilemma
I’ve been having doughnut issues lately. In particular, Krispy Kreme doughnut issues. I’ve been dreaming about them, daydreaming about them, openly discussing them with complete strangers, drawing pictures of them and plotting out the driving distance to the nearest Krispy Kreme from Minneapolis. You see it wasn’t that long ago I only had to travel six miles to grab [...]
