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Tag: Dateline NBC

“Nobody” doesn’t mean “no body.”

I was taking a stroll around the office recently and happened upon an interesting sight. A man had pulled his pickup truck onto a grassy area beside the road and was furiously digging a hole. I discreetly snapped a pic. That’s weird, right? It’s not like he was gardening or planting a tree. I’ll admit, … Continue reading “Nobody” doesn’t mean “no body.”

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 by Mark PetruskaPosted in The Great OutdoorsTagged Black Elk Peak, Black Hills, Dateline NBC, Hiking, Keith Morrison, murder, South Dakota. 37 Comments

Widows & Orphans

I continue to learn new things about the publishing industry every day. Like the existence of widows and orphans. We are in the midst of wrapping up the winter edition of our parenting magazine this week, which translates to lots of proofing and editing before we send it off to the printer. My supervisor Slacked … Continue reading Widows & Orphans

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Mark PetruskaPosted in WritingTagged Dateline NBC, editing, grammar, orphans, publishing, widows, Writing. 11 Comments

Television Dreams of Tomorrow

Too Much Dateline NBC Just finished a second cup of coffee and I complimented Tara on how good it was. More often than not I'm the one who makes it, but once in a while she jumps in. I think I'm still a little scarred from an incident a few years ago when I caught … Continue reading Television Dreams of Tomorrow

Posted on October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 by Mark PetruskaPosted in The Great OutdoorsTagged American Idiot, Dateline NBC, Green Day, Little Elk Creek, Rapid City, South Dakota, Sturgis. 8 Comments

Suspicion Level: 10

Last night Tara was wrapping things up in the kitchen, so I told her I'd meet her in the bedroom. Halfway there I realized I'd forgotten something on the dining room table, so I turned around and retraced my steps. She was not expecting me to return, and as soon as she saw me, hid … Continue reading Suspicion Level: 10

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Mark PetruskaPosted in Daily LifeTagged Alton Brown, arsenic, coffee, Dateline NBC, Keith Morrison, murder, salt. 9 Comments

Murder, He Wrote

You know you've been watching too much Dateline when a coworker is late and you automatically assume he has been murdered. Granted, I wasn't thinking this at 8:05. But by the time 10:30 rolled around and there was still no sign of Jake - a guy who is normally punctual to a fault - and calls to … Continue reading Murder, He Wrote

Posted on December 5, 2014December 4, 2014 by Mark PetruskaPosted in Pop CultureTagged Ann Rule, Dateline, Dateline NBC, Investigation Discovery, Keith Morrison, murder, Serial Podcast, Ted Bundy, true crime. 32 Comments

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