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Turning elevators into sport (and how I manifested 20-year-old technology).
I was waiting for an elevator to whisk me away to freedom yesterday after my work shift ended, alongside another guy who was equally ready to head home. After we stepped onto the elevator and the doors closed, he turned to me and shared a little secret. “I have a confession to make,” he said.…
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How to get away with murder.
Last Thursday I was sitting on the deck with my parents and we were chatting casually. The topic eventually turned to murder, as it does. Lest you think I’m some kind of sociopath, our conversation veered off in this strange direction because of the t-shirt I was wearing. I love this shirt because it’s both…
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I got them smoky dishwater blues.
Anyone who has read me long enough knows I love DVDs. While most people have gotten rid of theirs, I still buy them on occasion. I’m all about the physical media, baby! Our collection currently numbers around 375 DVDs, and storage has long been an issue. We solved that problem when we purchased a DVD…
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The mother of all interviews.
Yesterday marked our two-year Wisconsin anniversary. Fittingly, but coincidentally, I had both brandy Old Fashioneds and cheese curds. Guess you could say I’m fully assimilated now. One year ago we’d settled in but were still learning things. I’m not saying we’re Wisconsin experts now – there are still an awful lot of corners of this…
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The Tomato Hustler
Now that the end of summer is nigh, our garden is absolutely bursting with fresh produce. Every time Tara goes out there to water or prune or weed, she returns with armloads of stuff — mostly tomatoes, though there has been a stray pepper or zucchini just to keep things interesting. There are other things…
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Things that go bump in the night.
WARNING: The following blog post is graphic in nature and contains text that may be disturbing to some readers. Roughly 36 hours after my heart rate soared whilst giving a presentation, I had another big spike. This one came at 12:23 a.m. and was especially jarring as I’d been asleep a moment before. No, I…
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