Kathy Derong
@kderong.bsky.social
Recovering perfectionist. Long-suffering Minnesota sports fan. (Don’t get me going on the Twins.) Nature heals the mind, and dogs make everything better.
Maybe it's karma for eliminating all those jobs, but northern Iowa is under a blizzard warning until 9 a.m. Monday. Good luck getting those delivery trucks to and from Des Moines tonight after the first printing there.
December 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Maybe it's karma for eliminating all those jobs, but northern Iowa is under a blizzard warning until 9 a.m. Monday. Good luck getting those delivery trucks to and from Des Moines tonight after the first printing there.
I once subscribed to 12 podcasts. Too much hard news.
December 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I once subscribed to 12 podcasts. Too much hard news.
I grew up next to the old site. I hope some use for it will be found.
December 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I grew up next to the old site. I hope some use for it will be found.
Last night after 10, our building's snow plowing service showed up to plow and use leaf-blowers on our parking lot and sidewalks. For an hour. We didn't have an inch of new snow.
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last night after 10, our building's snow plowing service showed up to plow and use leaf-blowers on our parking lot and sidewalks. For an hour. We didn't have an inch of new snow.
That is exactly what the Strib and Pioneer Press are aiming for: transition to full digital.
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
That is exactly what the Strib and Pioneer Press are aiming for: transition to full digital.
They might be leaning hard into local, local, local.
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They might be leaning hard into local, local, local.
Do they no longer have veteran Republican panelists other than Fritz Knaak? It's to the point where I have to leave the room when they get to this segment. It no longer serves any purpose.
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Do they no longer have veteran Republican panelists other than Fritz Knaak? It's to the point where I have to leave the room when they get to this segment. It no longer serves any purpose.
I can go to bed confident I will not wake up to news of the Twins signing anyone.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I can go to bed confident I will not wake up to news of the Twins signing anyone.
The only reason I remember they exist is they keep sending me emails asking if I want to buy a season ticket package. Then I get mad all over again.
December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The only reason I remember they exist is they keep sending me emails asking if I want to buy a season ticket package. Then I get mad all over again.
And said parent’s reply?
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And said parent’s reply?
Somehow I figured it out in the 90s before we had a home computer. Family, pediatrician, friends, books.
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Somehow I figured it out in the 90s before we had a home computer. Family, pediatrician, friends, books.
I thought Republicans were very concerned about vetting. This guy obviously wasn't vetted. That's probably the case with the majority of the ICE thugs.
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I thought Republicans were very concerned about vetting. This guy obviously wasn't vetted. That's probably the case with the majority of the ICE thugs.
A friend who worked in a MN county social service program said part of the problem is an antiquated computer system and employee training. This has gone on for years, and the Somali population is far from the only ones trying to game the system.
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A friend who worked in a MN county social service program said part of the problem is an antiquated computer system and employee training. This has gone on for years, and the Somali population is far from the only ones trying to game the system.
It’s our new favorite apple.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It’s our new favorite apple.
Another concern in our household is whether my husband can keep his one-team (Brewers) subscription he’s had through MLB for years.
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Another concern in our household is whether my husband can keep his one-team (Brewers) subscription he’s had through MLB for years.
Good Lord, why was this guy not in prison with a record like that?
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Good Lord, why was this guy not in prison with a record like that?
Pretty sure the guy in the striped shirt in third photo is Ron Gardenhire.
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pretty sure the guy in the striped shirt in third photo is Ron Gardenhire.
Definitely. I never missed one, until this year's. And I have no interest in the 2026 one, either.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Definitely. I never missed one, until this year's. And I have no interest in the 2026 one, either.
The kid is amazing. Starts the season in low A ball and does this in the World Series.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The kid is amazing. Starts the season in low A ball and does this in the World Series.
And he started the season in low A and worked his way up to the majors by mid-September.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
And he started the season in low A and worked his way up to the majors by mid-September.