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  • You Don’t Have to Be Ansel Adams

    When my brother was visiting last weekend, he asked why I wasn’t on Instagram. Apparently – even though I’m in charge of my company’s social media postings (managing the feeds not only for my employer, but for all our members who have signed up for the service, as well), and am in fact giving a…

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  • An Ode to Our Sugar Mamas

    Monday mornings feel painfully quiet. There are about thirty minutes where the house is empty except for me and the cat. I’m showered and dressed for work, sipping a cup of coffee, gearing up for the transition to work mode. The detritus of the weekend is still scattered about the house, empty boxes and cans…

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  • Using an Umbrella, Portland Style

    I’ve said many times that one of the rules to visiting Portland, or living in the Pacific Northwest, is that locals never use umbrellas. Apparently, I was wrong. Turns out we do use them. Just not in the conventional manner. Truth is, I wonder if this guy even knows how to work the thing. But at least…

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  • Meanwhile, We’ve Got Pittsburgh

    I have a serious case of Canada Envy. It’s got nothing to do with maple leaves or socialized medicine or curling. I just happen to think they come up with some pretty awesome names for places. Take Moose Jaw, for instance. A city in south-central Saskatchewan. (Hell, take Saskatchewan, for that matter. It’s a lot…

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  • Propane is For Yuppies

    Camping is a whole lot of hard work and expense followed by a day so relaxing you feel like you could melt into your camp chair. And then a whole lot of hard work again. But man, I love it. It all started Thursday after work, when we made a run to a sporting goods…

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  • Mozzarella Sticks Make You Human

    A few weeks ago, I was in the checkout line at Target and – total impulse buy here – picked up a tube of squeezable applesauce. It’s called GoGo squeeZ and is similar in concept to yogurt in a tube, Go-Gurt. Which I mentioned here on the blog not long ago, listing it as a…

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