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August 23, 2016 · 11:05 pm

RAGNAR THE TERRIER LOOKS AT FOOTBALL HELMETS

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Ragnar loves his peeps, especially his Mom – my sister Rosemary

Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my sister Rosemary’s dog Ragnar. Since he’s a Terrier he offered to give his expert opinion on the football helmets used by college teams with Terrier names.

wofford terriers helmetSchool: Wofford College 

Team Name: Terriers

Ragnar Says: Wofford hasn’t used this particular helmet design since the late 1980s. They’ve been using incredibly boring BLANK helmets instead. Now what kind of message does that send?  

Highland ScottiesSchool: Highland College

Team Name: Scotties

Ragnar Says: How can you not love this helmet? That handsome fellow is wearing his game face but still conveys what lovable and irresistable scamps we Terriers are. Continue reading →

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March 11, 2016 · 4:56 am

ROSEMARY AND RAGNAR: IDITAROD UPDATE

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Hello musher fans! This is Balladeer’s sister Rosemary. Tonight is the beginning of the fifth day of the Iditarod. Another exciting run and here are the five top mushers with their Wozniak appointed nicknames at 11:00pm ET:

1. Jeff (Yukon) King In to Ruby 3/10 3:02 
2. Brent Sass, (the bad ass) Out of Cripple 3/10 12:16
3. Ally (Absolute Zero) Zirkle Out of Cripple 3/10 15:45
4. (Klondike) Ken Anderson Out of Cripple 3/10 17:44
5. Mitch (Pops) Seavy Out of Cripple 3/10 17:51

ALL TIMES ARE AT!
My broadcast partner, Ragnar the Terrier, is covering the Race via helicopter and his observation of his first Iditarod coverage was that it is a “heart-warming affirmation of the special bond that exists between dogs and human beings”

 

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March 10, 2014 · 12:39 am

MUSH MADNESS: ROSEMARY WOZNIAK’S PROFILE OF DOGSLED RACER PAIGE DROBNY

Paige DAs the 2014 Iditarod Dog Sled Race continues I once again turn you over to my sister Rosemary Wozniak, Balladeer’s Blog’s Official Iditarod Correspondent. Take it away, Rose! 

As I have mentioned on my Facebook Page, a woman has not won the Iditarod since 1990. I am hoping that this year one of the women mushers will win. Today I am going to write about Paige Drobny who will be running in her second Iditarod.

According to Continue reading →

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March 7, 2014 · 9:55 pm

AS MUSH MADNESS CONTINUES ROSEMARY WOZNIAK PROFILES IDITAROD PARTICIPANT KATHERINE KEITH

Katherine KeithAs the 2014 Iditarod Dog Sled Race continues I once again turn you over to my sister Rosemary Wozniak, Balladeer’s Blog’s Official Iditarod Correspondent. Take it away, Rose! 

As I have mentioned on my Facebook Page, a woman has not won the Iditarod since 1990. I am hoping that this year one of the women mushers will win.

Today I am going to write about an Iditarod rookie…Katherine Keith.
According to her official biography on the Iditarod website Katherine, 35, was born in Minnesota and lived there until completing high school at which point Katherine decided that it was time to pursue her dream of Continue reading →

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March 5, 2014 · 11:24 pm

ROSEMARY WOZNIAK PRESENTS THE DEEDEE JONROWE MUSH MADNESS PROFILE

DeeDee JonroweBalladeer’s Blog throws it back to my sister Rosemary, Glitternight.com’s Official Iditarod Correspondent for another look at a participant in the 2014 Iditarod Dogsled Race. This time the featured Musher is DeeDee Jonrowe, Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: “Juneau” Jonrowe. Now over to Rosemary: 

Today I am going to write about another of my favorites of the veteran women mushers…DeeDee Jonrowe.
According to her official biography on the Iditarod website http://iditarod.com/race/2014/mushers/95-DeeDee-Jonrowe/  , DeeDee Jonrowe, 60, was born in Frankfort Germany while her father was in the military. The family moved to Alaska in 1971.

DeeDee has a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences and Continue reading →

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March 4, 2014 · 4:46 pm

MUSH MADNESS: ROSEMARY WOZNIAK TAKES A LOOK AT IDITAROD VETERAN ALIY ZIRKLE

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Aliy Zirkle

Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are very familiar with my sister Rosemary’s contributions as Glitternight.com’s official Iditarod Correspondent. Rosemary is a sort of good will ambassador for that annual event in Alaska and here she is with her latest piece – a look at female musher Aliy Zirkle: Official Balladeer’s Blog nickname – “Absolute Zero” to match her initials. Take it away, Rosemary!

Here we are in below-freezing temperatures with several inches of snow in Northern Virginia. The mushers participating in the 42nd Iditarod Race which had its Continue reading →

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February 9, 2014 · 12:28 am

THE BEATLES: THE ROSEMARY ALBUM (DOUBLE-RECORD SET)

Beatles on SullivanToday marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show during their first trip to the United States. My older sister Rosemary is a very zealous Beatles fan and to mark this historic occassion she put together this layout for a fictional two-record set featuring what she feels are the Beatles’ best songs after their breakup. The terminal point was 1981 to include the release of John Lennon’s final album, which however means songs like George Harrison’s Got My Heart Set on You cannot be included.  

THE ROSEMARY ALBUM

Side One

IMAGINE (John Lennon)

ALL THINGS MUST PASS (George Harrison)

MY LOVE (Paul McCartney)

PHOTOGRAPH (Ringo Starr)

WHAT IS LIFE (George Harrison)

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March 8, 2013 · 1:44 pm

MUSH MADNESS: 2013 IDITAROD’S CURRENT STANDINGS

Alaskan SceneryTime for a look at where those lucky (?) mushers who have Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames stand at present in “the last great race.”

1. Martin “Below Zero” Buser   ###   2. Mitch “Pops” Seavey   ###   4. Aliy “Absolute Zero” Zirkle   ###   6. Peter “Wiser Than The” Kaiser   ###   7. Nicolas “The Continue reading →

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February 28, 2013 · 9:27 pm

THE 2013 IDITAROD RACE OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 3RD

Dog sled raceThe last great race, as the Iditarod sled dog race is called, begins in just a few days! Balladeer’s Blog will have its usual updates as the race goes along, complete with the official Balladeer’s Continue reading →

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January 22, 2013 · 11:16 pm

SPECIAL GUEST COMMENTATOR ROSEMARY WOZNIAK BREAKS DOWN THE IDITAROD

Iditarod Dogs Racing togetherBalladeer’s Blog welcomes my sister Rosemary as a guest commentator to share her enthusiasm for the upcoming Iditarod Race. She is a terrific Good Will Ambassador for the event and has gotten me and several other people into following the event each year.

Balladeer’s Blog will once again offer updates on the race as it progresses, complete with each competitor’s Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname. For instance four-time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey, known to my readers as “The Mad Musher”. Now over to Rosemary, after this reminder that the 2013 race will begin on March 3rd.

Rosemary: Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be alone in the Alaska wilderness…just you and maybe 18 well-trained sled dogs pulling your sled?  Well, I have.  I have been a fan and a follower of the Iditarod Race since the early 1990s and since around 2004 I’ve been able to virtually experience the thrills and spills of the race; admire the fortitude of the mushers and the Continue reading →

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