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Expiration dates aren’t expiration dates, but woodchucks ARE groundhogs.
I was reading a blog post yesterday in which the author, Kari (aka Writer McWriterson), talked about how she never checks expiration dates in grocery stores. Kari, by her own admission, “blindly trusts corporations to put things on their shelves that haven’t expired.” Eternal optimist though I may be, I absolutely do not trust corporations
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Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Friday morning, as I was out on my daily walk, I couldn’t help but think of that old adage, Red sky at night, sailors’ delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Because when the sun came out, the sky was blood red. The rhyme has become a rule of thumb, used for weather forecasting
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Knee-deep in the hoopla.
I posted something kind of controversial on Facebook today, and a friend commented, We will agree to disagree. I’ve never liked this phrase. In fact, it’s awfully presumptuous, if you ask me. I disagree that we should agree to disagree! The Taurus in me will have none of this peaceful compromising stuff. My way or
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Channeling the Aloha Spirit with brisket and Chris Stapleton.
Saturday was TobacCo’s company picnic. Naturally, even though we’re in the midst of a drought, half an hour after we got there, thunder began rumbling. Then it started pouring rain. (As opposed to…milk? Rubber duckies? I guess I could have just said “pouring,” but I digress.) Fortunately, we had a covered shelter. It got pretty
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I’ll take nine gallons on pump 4, a breast, and a thigh.
What if I told you I had some of the best fried chicken of my life last night, and it came from a gas station? ‘Tis true, and that is why Kwik Trip has such a cult following (and has been named the Best Gas Station in America by USA Today for four consecutive years).
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When I walk the streets kings and queens step aside.
Just when I think we can’t possibly find any more records to add to our collection, we go out and buy a dozen new records to add to our collection. A good mix of indie favorites and classic rock. Neko Case and The Beatles. Death Cab for Cutie and Jefferson Starship. Duran Duran and Iron
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