Dave Overlund

As parents, we do a lot of things that are easily overlooked by kids as they grow up. For example, when was the last time you thanked your parents for potty training you?

Let me get this straight: If I am a St. Cloud resident, I am supposed to just sit in my living room waiting for Secret Squirrel to slip a note under my door with the longitude and latitude of the mystery location? Then I am supposed to just turn my head from my back yard and BOOM instant fireworks d…

Benton County hosted its annual "Amnesty Day" on Saturday and, hoo boy, I didn't realize exactly what I was getting myself into before I showed up to get rid of one old television. It turns out Benton County residents had A LOT of junk to get rid of.

The Northwoods League is set to return to Central Minnesota next week, with the Rox playing at Willmar on July 1st before opening the home portion of the schedule at Joe Faber Field July 2nd.

In 2003, I made my first big-money, adult purchase: a 27" flat screen (but still giant and heavy) television at Sam's Club for like $400. It turned out to not be a great investment.

The St. Cloud Rox have begun practicing in anticipation of their July 1st season opener. The Rox will host their home opener on July 2nd at Joe Faber Field.

For being such a good customer, I feel like I should get a thanks from the CU. My wife thinks that it is the dumbest thing she has ever heard and says I am lucky that they even approved me for the loan in the first place.

We will have St. Cloud Rox baseball at Joe Faber Field this summer after all. The Northwoods League announced a "pod" of teams consisting of the St. Cloud Rox, Mankato MoonDogs, Rochester Honkers, Willmar Stingers and Waterloo Bucks will take the field beginning July 1st in the teams'…

We brought lawn chairs and spread out behind the first base dugout. St. Cloud Ortho Field is a gorgeously remodeled venue with more than enough room for the 150 or so fans to spread out. (Note: I am terrible at estimating crowd sizes.)

The Minnesota Twins have announced the removal of a statue honoring former owner Calvin Griffith that previously stood outside of Target Field. The statue was originally placed outside the stadium in 2010.

Now I am back to using my stubby little iPhone 5, with no apps or photos or anything I might actually use on my phone. I'm out here texting and calling people like a neanderthal.

It was a weird moment. One one hand, I was really excited for him to be having fun with people his own age. On the other hand, it was hard to let go of the kid that only wanted to play with daddy.