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Middle School Retreat Excitement

Hey friendly friends! You feel that buzz in the air this morning? It’s not from the dozen 5 Hour Energy drinks I just sucked down – it’s because we’re loading up the bus for my school’s middle school retreat! In … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Eve

At first light tomorrow, the festival Thanksgiving begins. In celebration of life’s bountiful blessings, I will feast unnaturally upon turkey flesh and bun meat for hours on end. Potatoes, both mashed and scalloped, will be force-fed into my quivering potato-hole … Continue reading

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Magical Snowfall Sorrows

The first snowfall is here! Yes, like my cats returning to lick each other’s anuses, I am once again blogging about the weather. How can I not? The first snow is always one of the most special times of the … Continue reading

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Baseball’s Bounty

Baseball has returned. Let us observe a moment of silence in reverence for our hallowed game, followed by an even longer moment of stifled groaning in thankfulness for outdoor baseball stadiums and coaching visits to the mound. Last year, I … Continue reading

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A Perkins Adventure

Let’s go to Perkins! I think that Perkins is a great restaurant and I would love to go there with you. They have pancakes and paintings of sailboats! We should go Perkins together and eat some mozzarella sticks and I … Continue reading

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My John Brown Snowblower

Today, the Twin Cities was smothered in 5 inches of heavy, spiteful snow. The unwelcomed storm once again reminded us that, like a rottweiler chained to a Buick, we Minnesotans will never escape winter. Here in the north country, even … Continue reading

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