Black Friday Reality
Tonight's Good Question features the fantastic Ali Kaplan from the Pioneer Press and the AliShops blog.  She said that there are some good deals on Black Friday, but you can find a lot of these same deals on other days.  Many you can get online on Thanksgiving. Looking for a new TV?32" TV for $300?  Try

Would You Drink Wine Without The Buzz?
Think about this one.  Would you drink wine (or beer or vodka) without the buzz from the alcohol?  Andrew Zimmern submitted this Good Question, he's been sober for years, so he doesn't drink wine anymore. I'm as much of a wine snob as the next guy.  Well, I'm probably more of a wine snob than the next day, but I'm less of a wine snob than your typical "wine snob."  Anyway, I love the taste of wine.  I love the complex flavors, I love the way wine interacts with my food.  But I also love the social lubrication.

No Internet At WCCO
I wonder if our experience today would be a Good Question for Monday.  What would life be like without the Internet?   Today, WCCO-TV has no internet.  We get our service out of New York, the corporate headquarters, and we've had issues at our owned and operated stations throughout the country.I'm not a web guy, so I'm not sure what the problem is.  Luckily, we have a couple broadband cards, which are powering a temporary wireless connection in our building.  That's why I can fire off this blog entry.Think about it, though.  Could you do your job without internet access?  What would be different in your life?  In

DeRusha: Magazine Stud
Last night I hosted the Minnesota Magazine Publishers Awards.  There's a lot of amazing work happening in our regional magazines and in trade magazines produced out of Minnesota. Photographer Carly Danek and I whipped this little beauty together in about 45 minutes yesterday. They truly did give an award for best Table of Contents last night.  Awesome.The Magazine people had to get back at me, and at various points in the middle of the program, they put up these gems.

Help Me Help Others
A couple events, on late notice, if you're looking to make a difference in our community. Tomorrow (Saturday) I'm hosting the fundraising gala for the Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota.  It's an amazing organization, Dennis Douda just did a story on them graduating their 300th service dog. The F