Category Archives: American Culture

Living in the land of plenty

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I remember growing up in St. Paul, there was a donut shop on University and Dale that made the best raised donuts in the world. They were big and my favorite was a chocolate with crushed peanuts on top. We … Continue reading

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The Dad Who Shot His Daughters Laptop: 7 Reasons The Majority Are Wrong

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Today’s post is a guest post by the novelist and essayist, Jane Devin. We’re delighted she stopped by to bark and walk in our back yard and welcome her any time she wants to wander in. If you haven’t already, … Continue reading

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Meet the head of your new HOA; The Bank

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Common wisdom was once upon a time that the bank did not ever want to own your home. It would try so hard to not own your home it would fall over backwards to work with you if you ever … Continue reading

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Kia is starting to understand men

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I first saw this ad (I think the short version) ironically enough while waiting for the Grismer folks to change out some critical suspension parts in the event van. I was all fired up to write another blog post about … Continue reading

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Hipster puppy

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Our intern Zoey is also a fashion-forward puppy. Here she is modeling a pair of hipster glasses. Tweet

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My #SOPABlackout thoughts

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The DogWalkBlog.com is not going dark for the SOPA Blackout today for a few reasons. Firstly, I am not entirely against SOPA and PIPA (I’d link to the bills, but the ones in Congress are still in flux, the Wikipedia … Continue reading

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56 channels and nothing on

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Fred Wilson wrote a blog post about the scarcity business model in the entertainment industry, specifically film, but it applies universally. I left a comment that accidentally turned into a blog post. Oops. Here it is. I remember the days … Continue reading

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