Category Archives: Life

Green Baby on the Way!

I called my mother a few minutes ago to get an update on my overly pregnant sister. She is en route to the hospital to get the baby out as I write this. Whee! New babies! Rachel is my oldest … Continue reading

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How to be a server without going crazy

Serving is easy, when you break it down. People ask for things and you bring them those things. If servers were soulless beings than there could never be a complaint about the job they posses ever. It’s just that simple … Continue reading

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Visit South Dakota!

This week the tourism department of South Dakota decided that it would be wise to dress people up as real life cowboys (or maybe they were cowboys) and pay them to walk around the streets of Minneapolis to boost the … Continue reading

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Kristiane’s posting her homework again…

This is an essay in a series of related essays So, if it parts don’t make sense it is because it is in the middle of the series. For the entirety of my childhood the whole family was expected to … Continue reading

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Sharks! (and more) at Underwater Adventures

Tuesday proved to be the perfect day to spend doing only one thing: Driving to the Mall of America and spending a couple hours looking at sea life in Underwater Adventures. Now, being that the mall is in Minnesota which … Continue reading

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Awkward Opera

I was telling my sister Sarah (really go click on her name) one of my Max stories the other day. She laughed appropriately, and then said, “You know, you gotta write these things down. You should blog about Max.” So, … Continue reading

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Mid-Century Post War Breath

One of my majors at one of my colleges in the past was interior design. I really do enjoy home decor, despite the tornado state that my home is in usually. My favorite designs are usually those from the 1940’s … Continue reading

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Driving with Roger

This is really long. If you don’t read it I will not be offended. It is the rough draft of a personal essay I am doing for class. I traded the real name of one person in the story for … Continue reading

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I’m Having One of Those Moments

Today started out like any other Saturday. I slept until nearly 9am. Then I went into the living room to find a creative mess left by my son. He treasures his Saturday mornings free from the overbearing voice of his … Continue reading

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