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The Wright Stuff
The problem with touring a Frank Lloyd Wright house – especially his house – is that you leave wishing you lived in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Look, I love my home, but the walls are not made of limestone, the roof isn’t cantilevered, there are no wide expanses of glass to seamlessly blend the
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You can go treasure hunting in your pajamas.
When I started working at CheeseGov, I learned a few things. Like the inner workings of state government and elevator etiquette. Most intriguing of all is unclaimed property. Did you know that roughly one in seven Americans has unclaimed cash or property? You might very well have some. I do! My parents and kids do,
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Yes, the cream puffs live up to the hype.
The best way I can describe the Wisconsin State Fair is, it’s like the Jefferson County Fair on steroids. In the best way possible. Well, other than the traffic. We left the house about 45 minutes before the fair opened Saturday morning in order to beat the crowds. The fairgrounds in West Allis are 54
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Should I call an exterminator or the bomb squad?
Earlier this week, I was working from home, when the doorbell rang. I happened to be on a video call at the time. (Actually, I was chatting with the Heart of the Matter podcast people on my lunch break. They asked me to be a guest again, which means either they really like me, or
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Stay fresh, cheese bags!
A couple of months ago, I stumbled across this meme and couldn’t stop laughing. “I’m going to adopt this as my new catchphrase!” I told Tara. This was long overdue. My old one – “But have you tried geoduck?” – had been around since 2011. And quite honestly, wasn’t getting much use these days. Once
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Exclamation points are the new period!
People often talk about how old they feel when their kids reach certain milestone ages. Being a dad myself, I get that…but learning the Foreman Grill turned 30 this month made me feel downright ancient. I’ve owned a Foreman Grill for as long as I can remember. And I still use it at least once
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