Bob Collins
@mylittlebloggie.bsky.social
Builder of airplanes. Professional grandfather. Waterer of Woodbury's trees. Voted America's best baseball park usher 5 times.
A lovely get-well present from a family friend
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A lovely get-well present from a family friend
The seal of Minneapolis seems like a mess.
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The seal of Minneapolis seems like a mess.
My grandson came over to pick up my spirits today so we invented rocking chair hockey
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My grandson came over to pick up my spirits today so we invented rocking chair hockey
9 years ago this morning it was -17 at altitude. I can't believe I took a plane up in that weather, but I had to ferry it to its new owner in Grand Rapids.
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
9 years ago this morning it was -17 at altitude. I can't believe I took a plane up in that weather, but I had to ferry it to its new owner in Grand Rapids.
The daily paper is indispensable for when you need to know what happened two days ago.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The daily paper is indispensable for when you need to know what happened two days ago.
The women of the Mansfield Dental School in Rochester, NY knew the score back in 1949 (my mother in law's roommate)
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The women of the Mansfield Dental School in Rochester, NY knew the score back in 1949 (my mother in law's roommate)
One of the things that surprised me in the MPR annual report is how few Legacy Society members there are. Poor Jean still thinks she's getting money when I die.
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of the things that surprised me in the MPR annual report is how few Legacy Society members there are. Poor Jean still thinks she's getting money when I die.
54 years ago tonight, I gave my class ring to a girl. And it's insane to me that I remember this every year on this date since .
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
54 years ago tonight, I gave my class ring to a girl. And it's insane to me that I remember this every year on this date since .
The neighbor's car has been warming up for half an hour
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The neighbor's car has been warming up for half an hour
New flag installed
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New flag installed
From Mary Lucia's book. Keep in mind the head of MPR makes about $700,000 a year.
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
From Mary Lucia's book. Keep in mind the head of MPR makes about $700,000 a year.
Handmade wreath has arrived from my sister in the woods of Maine. She had a lot of shoulder issues this year so I know this was not a painless task. What a nice pick me up.
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Handmade wreath has arrived from my sister in the woods of Maine. She had a lot of shoulder issues this year so I know this was not a painless task. What a nice pick me up.
Cold AF but a great time to sit in the unbelievable sun.
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cold AF but a great time to sit in the unbelievable sun.
Today would be my brother Mike's 77th birthday. His mother died in childbirth and his father already had something like 9 kids. " They had to take you but they chose me," he'd often joke. But he always just OUR big brother.
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today would be my brother Mike's 77th birthday. His mother died in childbirth and his father already had something like 9 kids. " They had to take you but they chose me," he'd often joke. But he always just OUR big brother.
They convinced me to make the trip to Lake Elmo for Thanksgiving Saturday. Glad they did
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
They convinced me to make the trip to Lake Elmo for Thanksgiving Saturday. Glad they did
I didn't know the entirety of the baggage she had to haul in that day. I just knew I was overjoyed to see her. I was so proud to find out on the last day I worked at MPR that I had made her burden just a bit lighter. What a parting gift that was
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I didn't know the entirety of the baggage she had to haul in that day. I just knew I was overjoyed to see her. I was so proud to find out on the last day I worked at MPR that I had made her burden just a bit lighter. What a parting gift that was
Reached this point in Mary Lucia's book & remember the moment exactly. All that blubbering on the last show we did a few years later traced to that moment . I had no clue that it had meant as much to her as it did to me and led to my Johnny Carlson analogy I'd first made at 420 later that day
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reached this point in Mary Lucia's book & remember the moment exactly. All that blubbering on the last show we did a few years later traced to that moment . I had no clue that it had meant as much to her as it did to me and led to my Johnny Carlson analogy I'd first made at 420 later that day
White caps on Cape Cod Bay at my brother's house in Truro at the moment. But oh that blue sky!
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
White caps on Cape Cod Bay at my brother's house in Truro at the moment. But oh that blue sky!
The Newburyport light. It used to mean we made it to our summer trailer. 7 people packed into a trailer. It's my favorite memory of my youth.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The Newburyport light. It used to mean we made it to our summer trailer. 7 people packed into a trailer. It's my favorite memory of my youth.
The part that he built wrong, I built in 2018, and, according to my building log, I considered the possibility of what happened to the guy happening (although for different reasons)
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The part that he built wrong, I built in 2018, and, according to my building log, I considered the possibility of what happened to the guy happening (although for different reasons)
You know what 43 years of marriage looks like ? It looks like this
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You know what 43 years of marriage looks like ? It looks like this