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Gentlemen,

It's been a while. Still alive. More later, hopefully soon.

Brewing in Bismarck

Things are starting to look up...

Local Politics Influencing the National, and Vice Versa

More on this Hoeven business.

As well, one of my grandmothers worked in the Bank of North Dakota for Hoeven, as well as the AG, Wayne Stenehjem, and Wayne's father, Martin. This entire state is invariably socially interconnected. We have no choice.

To distill the main points: Hoeven is a good man. Perhaps the GOP Republican variation of McGovern (you know, the flip side to South Dakota).

Hoeven (R) Enters Senate Race...

I thought you guys might be interested in this.

Arrived in Ulaanbaatar yesterday evening, after a 36-hour Trans-Siberian rail ride from Beijing to Mongolia's capital. Photos upon my Stateside return.

Churrascaria in Vegas: First Bismarck-to-Ulaanbaatar Stop

Governing the Shovel

This isn't all that uncommon in North Dakota. Last summer I took in "Inglorious Basterds," and while getting popcorn looked over to see Hoeven in the same line.

Morning Moon, January 1, 2010, in Dakota

Digging Out...

The neat thing is that when getting to digging out the last wheel, there's a distinct taste of blood that's worked its way up to the back of the throat (lung capillaries), this coupled (or contrasted) with the sharp cold air ripping down the throat with each inhale. Now it's off to dig out the folks on the north side of town.