Not every idea is a winner. I tried to do something fun over the weekend, and it did not work out. Here’s a social distancing not-to-do. I bought my girlfriend a wax warmer a couple weeks ago. It’s a red pickup truck, and she made some offhand comment about wishing she had a Christmas tree to put in the…
Ok, I’m looking to get more into the Holiday spirit this morning while still safely social distancing. Holiday events like Christkindlmarkt and Bonanzaville’s Christmas on the Prairie are cancelled this year, but we can still have some traditions that we held onto before the pandemic. One of my favorite childhood activities was driving around checking out Holiday light displays….
We’re officially in the month of Christmas. But you might not know that if you watch as many Christmas movies as I do. They’ve been running for more than a month at this point. I feel like I’m barely in the second half of a long Christmas season. If you’re watching holiday movies mainly to make your significant other…
Remember last week when the Oxford English Dictionary declared it could not come up with a single word of the year to describe 2020? There was just too much stuff happening this year to sum it up in one word. I asked you guys to come up with your word of the year. We got suggestions of “frustrating”, “apocalypse”,…
It sure seems like we made the most of this weird Thanksgiving Holiday. It was heartwarming seeing so many people have celebrations at home while still getting into the spirit and remembering what they have to be thankful for. I saw several people making their very first pies. My very first pie turned out better than I could have hoped!…
We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving celebration today. Safe from COVID risk, and safe from kitchen calamity. A lot of people are attempting Thanksgiving cooking for the first time today. We’ve got first-time turkey cooking tips on the morning show page on KVRR.com from our friends at Meats by John & Wanye. This Thanksgiving morning I’m sharing…
Runners from around the country are getting running tips from right here in Fargo as they try to stay in shape this winter during the pandemic. Beyond Running Co-Owner Sally Loeffler was featured in a New York Times article about winter running. She says those are lessons a lot more people are going to want to learn this fall…
2020 has been an interesting year for all of us to navigate, and Oxford English Dictionary agrees. The dictionary traditionally names a certain word for every year. This year, not so much. According to a new report released by the publishing company, “20-20 is not a year that could neatly be accommodated in one single ‘Word of the Year.”…
It’s not too late for a walk along the beach. And for a bonus, it’s really easy to socially distance. Because there’s no one there! My girlfriend and I took an impromptu drive to Detroit Lakes on Saturday afternoon. And we took a walk along the beach right as the sun was starting to set. It was beautiful. It…
Don’t worry if you’re trying to cook Thanksgiving dinner on your own this year instead of relying on family for your feast during the pandemic. Jason Aamodt with Meats By John And Wayne stopped by the morning show the Friday before Thanksgiving with tips for first-time turkey chefs. He says it’s best to have a pound of turkey per…
