STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | South Dakota, hold my beer — here's Bo’s December dispatch

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

If you are going to make me check out my own groceries, maybe offer a 30-minute training a couple of times a week. I am one more unexpected item in the bagging area, away from throwing the self-checkout machine into the rotisserie chicken display.

The next five weeks of the NFL season might be the most important of the whole year. Playoff dreams rising, coaches getting fired and fan bases emotionally unraveling like it is their part time job. The Vikings alone could produce a three-part Netflix documentary.

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