ERIC BERGESON
COUNTRY SCRIBE: First thunder
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After the desolate roar of those last spring blizzards, what fun it was last week to curl up in bed and hear the comforting crackle of the first thunder!
By Eric Bergeson , May 25, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Time warp 
The latest crop of fresh-faced graduates is about to march up for their diplomas. I include college graduates in that crowd because I no longer can tell the difference between high school and college students.
By Eric Bergeson , May 18, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Don't mess with settings
Just when you get on friendly terms with your computer, some kid sits down at it and starts tapping furiously. If you don't shoo them away in thirty seconds, they will turn the machine into a foreign country so fast that you won't know which end is up.
By Eric Bergeson , May 11, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Salad for supper?
Last week, I spoke to a women's gathering at an area Lutheran church. I arrived good and hungry because those Lutherans can really put on a spread.
By Eric Bergeson , May 04, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Build your own job
Last month, I met for the first time a 23-year-old shirt-tail relative in Los Angeles named Sarah. Fully-employed in a well-paying job she loves, Sarah is the face of our new economy.
By Eric Bergeson , April 19, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Slow melt
Spring is arriving slower than the last day of school in sixth grade. If delayed gratification develops adulthood, most of us in the northland will be grown up and a little gray before the apple trees bloom.
By Eric Bergeson , April 13, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Laptop saved by the Angel of Billings
The trek from California through the mountain states towards home landed me in Billings, Mont., mid-day last week. I stopped for a quick bite to eat, then ordered a souped-up coffee at a local cafe, coffee which was intended to amp me up enough to reach Bismarck.
By Eric Bergeson , March 29, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Spring Training
With fifteen major league baseball teams training in the Phoenix area, you would think that a baseball fan would be in heaven, racing from ballfield to ballfield collecting autographs and taking in the atmosphere.
By Eric Bergeson , March 02, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: 4-wheelin in the desert
Last week, a neighbor from back home and a fellow snowbird showed me an adventure I have never before experienced. I was invited to go four-wheelin' on the Arizona desert.
February 23, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Waiting for another Frank Lloyd Wright
One quibble I have with recent decades is the almost complete lack of imaginative and thoughtful architecture. Most homes are dull, utilitarian boxes. The only question left for debate during construction is how big each boxy room will be, and maybe the color of the carpet.
By Eric Bergeson , February 02, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: 'Les Miserables' proves to be a sobfest
On Christmas Day, several new movies hit the big screen. The most notable this year was the latest version of Les Miserables, which opened to critical acclaim.
By Eric Bergeson , January 05, 2013
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Siphon Draw Trail proves to be challenging
To the east of the Phoenix metropolitan area, a rugged national forest starts within ear shot of the major streets of Apache Junction. Within a ten minute drive, one’s chief concern can change from crime to cougars.
By Eric Bergeson , December 22, 2012
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Winter getaway to Phoenix
For this year’s winter getaway, I am for the first time ever living in a suburban tract home. Location in a massive development on the outskirts of Phoenix, the home is an improvement over living in an apartment.
By Eric Bergeson , December 01, 2012
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Land prices booming
Recently, the Grand Forks Herald reported that a parcel of farmland near Park River, N.D., sold for more than $10,000 per acre, a record in the state. The same week, Iowa set a record when an 80-acre parcel of farmland sold for $21,900 per acre. It’s boom time on the prairie.
By Eric Bergeson , November 24, 2012
COUNTRY SCRIBE: Elves, ceramic frog at home in the swamp
After seven years in the same house, the longest I have abided in one abode in my adult life, the urge to clean out the corners hit last week. If you don’t move for a while, things start to accumulate.
By Eric Bergeson , October 13, 2012
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