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And Then There Were Three…
Got through my last full week at Ye Olde Publishing Company and now have just three days to go. Kinda surreal to think about that. I’m in that weird transitional place now—think of it as a corporate bardo of sorts, the Tibetan Buddhist state of existence between death and rebirth. A between-jobs limbo where I’m…
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Are You Sirius?
When I bought my Kona, it came with a free three-month subscription to SiriusXM. The same happened with my Mazda years ago; the satellite radio company clearly has some kind of deal worked out with automobile manufacturers. I didn’t listen to it much in the Mazda, but I’ve really gotten into it with my Hyundai.…
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How NOT to Get Published
Sometimes, we get really interesting emails from people wanting to collaborate or contribute articles to our parenting magazine. Usually I ignore them, but every once in a while I can’t resist the urge to respond. This mostly happens when they bug us repeatedly. You’d think they would get the hint after their first three emails…
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Mob Mentality
Tara’s a genius, because she added a teaspoon of dark chocolate cocoa mix to her coffee this morning in lieu of sugar and damn if that wasn’t delicious. Inspired by her creativity, I suggested upping the ante by adding a splash of Bailey’s, and that just sealed the deal. We should open a coffee shop.…
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What’s Up, Doc?
I got a phone call yesterday that had me all sorts of confused. “This is Dr. Richardson calling,” the voice on the other end of the line said when I answered. “What’s up, doc?” I replied, and immediately had to bite my tongue. Because… All the while, I’m scratching my head, trying to figure out…
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48 Hours. 794 Miles.
Sioux Falls is, in a nutshell, neat. If that makes me sound like Richie Cunningham, so be it. If you have no idea who Richie Cunningham is, I can’t even with that. Sculptures & Bright Lights Our journey began Friday at 1:00 p.m. We had a five-hour drive ahead of us plus a jump ahead…
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