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Monster movies in the sky.
Have you ever sat through a 30-minute Zoom call or Teams meeting thinking you were on mute, only to discover afterward you had a hot mic the whole time? Welcome to my world. Luckily, I didn’t curse or sneeze or break into a coughing fit or make rude comments under my breath about any of
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Chasing that cheese curd high.
“We’re going to be chasing that cheese curd high forever!” — Scott, after a fish fry dinner at The Old Fashioned in Madison. The Old Fashioned does have the best curds in Wisconsin (at least based on the places we’ve tried), and that bar is set pretty high. It’s hard to find a bad cheese
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Pretend it’s Kauai, with cheese.
Last week, we paid off my car. Two months early even – which hardly seems worth it, but the allure of an extra $325/month in discretionary income was impossible for Tara to resist. “Don’t care how, I want it now!” she declared, all Veruca Salt-like, and shifted some funds around to make it happen. The
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The mystery of the disappearing desk chair.
How is it that, despite being on a mostly-deserted section of the fourth floor, tucked away in a remote corner, my chair keeps disappearing every night? Seriously: there’s nobody else there. All I know is, I came to work one day and discovered a new chair where my old one had been. A new chair
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Anything but Peenie Wallie.
I’ve had some pretty cool assignments in my writing career: a monthly food column in the Vancouver, WA newspaper; a television commercial starring a retired NBA player; an official proclamation for the City of Rapid City. I even got to interview Napoleon Dynamite producer Sean Covel, GOSH! But I don’t think anything matches the excitement
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Saving a tree nearly cost me $8.00.
I’ve mentioned my love for Kwik Trip before, and I’m not alone. They were recently voted the best gas station in America in a USA Today Readers Choice poll for the sixth straight year. It’s a well-deserved honor! Savvy marketing, clean bathrooms, fresh-baked donuts, excellent fried chicken, and a stellar rewards program – what’s not
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