One part of this event which deserves mention is the public safety team. For instance, this is what was preventing someone from going all “allahu akbar” on one Bismarck-Mandan’s biggest events.
Continue readingA fifth of Buggies & Blues
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Buggies & Blues: A few hoods downtown (Part 4)
My goodness, this truck exudes perfection. So beautiful with its hood up… I found myself drawn in to stare at a few vehicles with their hoods in the air.
Continue readingAn emblematic set of 2025 Buggies ‘n’ Blues photos (Part 3)
Can it really get any more gnarly than this? What a fantastic machine. I don’t mean to read like “old man yelling at cloud”, but they really don’t make anything like this anymore. Wowza. And there’s more…
Continue readingHow about some more Buggies ‘n’ Blues photos? (Part 2)
Let’s get right to it: This thing has got the kind of lines a guy could think about when the lights go out and the head hits the pillow for the night. Absolute beauty. There isn’t a single thing about this Malibu that doesn’t ooze perfection.
Continue readingOne week later – my Buggies ‘n’ Blues photos (Part One)
Yes, I attended Buggies ‘n’ Blues. No, I haven’t posted the photos yet. I’ve been incredibly busy with work, family stuff, and freelance as well. I’m finally getting around to posting my favorites though, and it’s not all trucks this time! Hopefully I kept it about 50-50.
Continue readingIt’s 2025. (updated)
I admit that when I posted this two weeks ago, I really didn’t care much that it was 2025. It wasn’t a particularly great holiday season for our family, and it was too short to boot, so…yay.
But we’re all better now, back better than ever, so I suppose it’s time to take a look at the backlog of photos I got in 2024 but haven’t posted. Soon.
Want to know something crazy? This is the 20th year of this photo blog. It’s been a wild ride, too. I’ve seen some things, done some things, been some places…incredible. Hopefully I can make this a banner year, because 1 January 2026 will be the twentieth anniversary of the ‘ol Blog, and maybe I can do a “best of” post including lots of amazing photos from 2025.
Walking in empty-handed
In a previous post I mentioned the Fargo Airsho and my day-before meet & greet with some of the stars. Today, you’ll see the photos I brought home from the actual event the next day.
Continue readingLike a kid in a winged candy store
Recently, some town east of here called Fargo held a little thing they call the Airsho. I went down the day before as part of a meet & greet with the Blue Angels, the A-10 Thunderbolt demo pilots, and the F-22 Raptor demo team. It was a fantastic day!
Continue readingWrapping up all this MHS Open House business
I’m really grateful to Mandan Public Schools for giving us alumni the day. I read somewhere that they were surprised by the turnout, and I’m delighted to know that so many people were able to participate in the day.
Continue readingInteresting – and timely – tie-in to my MHS experience
As I wandered the halls, I came upon this really cool display. It’s an enormous photo of the space shuttle, and it’s signed by astronaut Jim Buchli, a graduate of Fargo Central High School.
The Space Shuttle plays a part in my Mandan High School experience. When the Challenger exploded on the morning of January 28th, 1986, I was in my Business Law class. I think we had one of those AV carts with a TV on it wheeled into our class, but I don’t remember for sure. I just remember that it was in that classroom that I learned of an unthinkable national tragedy.
Coincidentally, Colonel Buchli is scheduled to be presented with the Roughrider Award tomorrow! That’s a pretty fantastic honor for a guy from North Dakota. I hope this photo finds its way to the new school somehow!