Category Archives: how to

Fun Signs

I have been traveling to some of the least exciting places in the free world.  Which means I get time between towns to sing ridiculously with the radio.  It also means I get to whip my car around without the … Continue reading

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Fall Road Trip

My work changed buildings a couple weeks ago.  We went from a historic decrepid building, perfect for the Hell’s Kitchen theme, and now we are in a space previously occupied by a swanky steak house that played live jazz.  The … Continue reading

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Gordon and Beau

In my immediate family are three sisters. There’s Rachel, the eldest followed by Sarah and I am the baby. The fall of my senior year of high school, Rachel who was twenty-years-old, left the comfort of our parents house and … Continue reading

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What to do on Halloween

I noticed the new “poll” feature on the WordPress site, and I am going to utilize it. I think I may like it. Halloween is a couple weeks from us now, and I am getting antsy for its arrival. This … Continue reading

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My Sister: The Map-Maker

Sarah, the middle sister in my family, is attending the University of Wisconsin Madison and earning some sort of fancy paper that will show the world she is better than you at making online and or interactive maps. This past … Continue reading

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Top 7 Words and Phrases I hate for No Good Reason.

As a writing student I get to read many other’s work. I love and hate this simultaneously. I do understand that the writings my fellow studnets bring to class are rough drafts, and therefore still…well…rough. I too, need the second … Continue reading

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Winter Wishes

My best estimate at the date of this photo was the winter of 1982-83. My family lived in a little town, forty-five minutes from Minneapolis, where it seemed to snow 300 days a year. That out-of-place redhead on the left … Continue reading

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Halloween Costumes

The Big Day is just a few weeks away and I have little clue of what I am going to pretend to be for the day. I will likely dress up only for work as Halloween falls on a Friday … Continue reading

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Happiness For Sale

Synonyms of happiness: Contentment, pleasure, gladness, cheerfulness, joy, glee, bliss, delight, exhilaration, ecstasy. You can certainly buy items of pleasure, glee, or ecstasy. Though, what makes me delighted might make others stomachs turn upside-down i.e. Martha’s annual Halloween Issue is … Continue reading

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Martha Stewart’s Halloween

The anticipation begins the first Friday in September. A visit to the news stand to witness the issue is not yet released. I go through the same frustrating endeavor the next two fridays. Finally, the third Friday of September I … Continue reading

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