Category Archives: Random Stuff

The negotiation

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Zoey wanted the corner seat. This is her negotiating with Snickers the cat. Tweet

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I apologize, Governor Kasich

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Dear Hon. John Kasich, Governor of Ohio; I apologize for my sight-sightedness with respect to my opposition to your state education budget cuts and SB5, which sought to limit bargaining rights for teachers. Clearly these were bills designed to give … Continue reading

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Fannie and her big blue car

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We had just moved into the big house on Van Buren Ave. in St. Paul in 1968. There were only four of us kids then, my two younger sisters were still babies. My mom didn’t know anyone in the neighborhood … Continue reading

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The black and white Girl Scout cookie

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Am I the first to discover this little secret? Take one Girl Scout Trefoil and one ThinMint. Put them back to back and they make the perfect taste combination. Did you know the Girl Scouts have a cookie-finder app? Me … Continue reading

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Living it up on St. Patrick’s Day

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This is us tailgating outside JD Custard, getting drunk on single scoop vanilla custard. Don’t worry; Rufus drove us home. And he didn’t eat the custard. Tweet

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Mugging for social media

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If you’re gonna make a movie that features a dog and that movie wins Best Actor and Best Picture of the Year, we’re gonna have a thing or two to say about it. I’m talking about The Artist starring Uggie … Continue reading

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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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