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Heavily Meditated | April 20, 2022
I don’t want to brag, but I am exceptionally good at worrying. If there is a real (or assumed) situation, issue, non-issue, or potential future scenario in need of a place to settle in, my brain…
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The Great Scotcheroo Debate of 2022 | April 13, 2022
I had a completely different story lined up for this week, but my friend Corey and I had…let’s call it a “situation”…regarding Scotcheroos and Special K Bars – after which he commented, “I bet this is…
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Friends for Life | Levity Brevity, April 12, 2022
I like to write little stories (usually called Flash Fiction), and figured I’d post a few of them here. This one is called “Friends for Life” and was the result of a writing prompt on an…
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Happy Feet | April 6, 2022
It’s springtime; and naturally, every passageway into our home is littered with the muddy shoes of our children and their friends. Of course, even if they were clean as a whistle those shoes would still be…
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I’d like to thank the Academy | March 30, 2022
The Academy Awards are my annual reminder that my eighteen-year-old self would be incredibly disappointed with my job choices. Twenty years ago, I made the decision to pivot from the entertainment industry to the hotsy-totsy world…
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The Grand Forks Mercantile Exchange | March 23, 2022
This week, my company is moving out of our long-time downtown office space to a fancy new building about two blocks away. The whole thing has been a little weird for me because I have worked…
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Raemi and the Chimney Fire: Tales from the East Coast
I have a very best friend in the world and her name is Raemi. Raemi and I met on our first day of college at Boston University, when she walked into our dorm room in her…
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North Dakota Grows: Black Leg Ranch Meats
In 1882, George Doan packed up his life in Canada and set off to the Dakota Territory to establish his future. Six generations later, his homestead – and family – has evolved into the historic Black…
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Outdoor Rinks | from The Red Cent
I grew up across the street from Central Park in Grand Forks – and, every winter, all of the neighborhood kids would clomp over to the park, moon boots on our feet and ice skates over…
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The Library Room | March 16, 2022
As you know, we moved into our new house at the end of July 2021. As you also know, the world has been struggling with shipping and supply chain issues. So, as a result, Kyle and…
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