Category: Stories

Juggling

Professional Juggler

"The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry. " - Brooks Back when I was an unhappy fat bastard I never imagined a life resembling the one I live right now.  Over the years I have taken on a wealth of ...

Creating a Global Bodyguard Network

Creating a Global Bodyguard Network View more presentations from Jeff Sauer Today I have the pleasure of presenting at the Unsummit, a local un-conference in St. Paul that is equal parts fun and informative. The format is very ...

Porkapalooza V or Jeff’s 30th Birthday Extravagana

40 years ago Jim and Fran Sauer set foot in America for the first time.  After leaving a war torn place called Loompaland, they were taken in by an eccentric confectioner and given well paying jobs in a factory.  At ...

5 Years After I Decided to Turn My Life Around

This post was written on my 29th birthday.  May 18, 2010. I have long considered 2004 the worst year of my life.  Sure, a lot of good things happened this year (I bought my first house and my brother got married), ...

Survey from AT&T about my iPhone

I waited in line for 2 hours to buy the first iPhone the day it came out.  I bought the second iPhone (the iPhone 3G) within 1-2 months of when it came out (AT&T subsidized it)... and I recently bought ...

Lute Olson and Me

During the (rare) occasions that I see my readers in person, a common sentiment I hear is "you talk about Chipotle way too much!" Well, I guess I am sorry, but I write about the things I love. Fortunately, I ...

60th Anniversary Speech

My Grandparents have been married for 60 Years, and this past Sunday my Grandpa was asked to MC/Speak at the party. The speech went over very well. Everyone laughed when I had hoped they would (and sometimes when ...

Getting Dumped

Here are some general emotions that everyone goes through in their mind when they first learn of their breakup. "No big deal - she's probably not serious and I bet we'll be back together.... we looked hot together!" "WTF??? I didn't ...

Why I miss the Clem Haskins era at the University of Minnesota

I recently posted this on the Gopher Sports Blog Given the recent struggles of the Minnesota basketball program, it is difficult to look back and remember the success of years past. As we are approaching the 10 year anniversary of the ...

So long Molly Walsh

Within the next few days, my friend Molly Walsh will be leaving to go to medical school on an island called Dominica. She will be gone from the US for a long time, and I'm not sure when I'll ...