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Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…guitar?!
You know what’s funny? Going through your phone on Monday morning and finding a photo from Saturday night you don’t even remember taking. That’s the sign of a great weekend! The photo wasn’t even of me. It was Tara, dancing in front of a mural in Art Alley after dark. She may have paid for
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Doctor, doctor, give me the news; I’ve got a bad case of not knowing you.
Thursday, I had an all-day training session in Wall. Yes, home of the drug store. And the best donuts on earth. I once drove 100 miles for one, so when boxes appeared in the community center for the meeting and I only had to walk a few steps to grab one, I did not complain.
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I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy.
I “attended” a virtual online brand storytelling conference today. My boss signed me up under her email and username. When I logged in and realized I was her—and that none of the participants were on camera—I could not let the opportunity to have a little fun pass. It all started when introductions were made. People
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Chivalry isn’t dead, but it doesn’t need to sit out in the cold either.
Shortly after we bought our house, my parents wanted to buy us a housewarming gift and gave us a choice—a storage shed or a freezer. To us, it was a no-brainer: we chose the freezer. The refrigerator we’d inherited from Doris was one of those side-by-side units and the freezer space was shockingly small. Price
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And they call Chicago the windy city…
I attended an offsite luncheon presentation this afternoon. The speaker was from Tucson, Arizona, and this was his first visit to Rapid City. The first thing he said to the audience: “What is up with the wind around here?!” Apparently, it rattled his hotel room windows all night long. So much so, that he got
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Listen closely and you might hear ghosts whispering in the trees.
What a Tangled Web If anybody really believes I have a Batman tramp stamp, well, I have a bridge to sell you. Also: please don’t hate me. But, it was April 1, and I’ve been candid about my love for April Fools’ Day in the past. If it were up to me, I’d declare it
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