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Wisco Wednesday: Culver’s
When you think of fast-food restaurants, what colors come to mind? Probably red and yellow. Thank you, McDonald’s and your “Golden Arches.” But they’re hardly alone; Burger King, Chipotle, Wendy’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Chick-fil-A, and others all incorporate one or both colors into their corporate logos. There’s a psychology behind this: red grabs your attention
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Or am I a page in your history book?
And just like that, it’s winter! (Temporarily, anyway. It’s going to be 60° next weekend.) Hard to believe, huh? It feels like just yesterday we were dressed in shorts and t-shirts, buying gigantic bags of cheese puffs, as one does. (Not really, but those bags were so ridiculously huge, we couldn’t resist posing for a
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Cracked Rear View x2
We were in Cambridge a few weeks ago, because our favorite record store was celebrating their one-year anniversary and everything was marked down 20%. Vinyl lovers that we are, this was too tempting to pass up! Imagine my surprise when I actually walked out of there with more CDs than records. A few years ago,
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Sorry, I’ll try not to drip all over your resumé.
I once showed up to a job interview soaking wet. Luckily, I was the interviewer, not the interviewee. But it was still super awkward, especially since the candidate I was grilling was dressed to the nines. We’re talking three-piece suit, the works. I have never felt so shlubby in my life. And shlubby isn’t even
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Green Bay ain’t exactly “exotic.”
I’ve spent a good chunk of this week making travel plans. Dreaming of exotic destinations, you might say, though “exotic” is admittedly a stretch. First up: Green Bay in December. This might make sense if I were a Packers fan, but I bleed orange and blue. Go, Broncos! I’m not headed for Lambeau Field, but
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The Tree of Indecision
Every morning, I face a tough decision. Often, I’m barely awake. It’s too early to think, I think, but think I do. Think I must. Because my next move sets the tone for the entire day. I have to choose a coffee mug. Scoff if you will (and Tara does), but picking a coffee cup
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