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Business As Usual Minus the Kissing
We continue to plug along here in Casa Corona. Tara is feeling much better and her symptoms are mostly gone, though she did end up (mostly) losing her sense of taste and smell. She feels that might be due more to the congestion than anything else. It’s a less common symptom with Omicron but not…
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Those Old Knives Just Weren’t Cutting It
Nothing says you’re a grownup more than shelling out $250 for a set of really good kitchen knives. Either a grownup or a serial killer, I suppose. Recent Dexter: New Blood binge aside, we bought the knives last weekend for slicing, dicing, and chopping up vegetables–not body parts (though honestly, these bad boys are so…
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What Happens in Cedar Rapids Should Really Stay in Cedar Rapids
Earlier this week, I interviewed a business owner for an upcoming feature. I’d lamented to Tara that morning that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to the story because it didn’t sound all that exciting. The guy owns a computer sales and repair shop in a small South Dakota town. Yawn, right? Topping it off, this…
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Breaking the Obligation Cycle
Write about the last time you left your comfort zone. Today. This very moment. It’s the prompts. They’re a great way to get the creative juices flowing for those who are stuck in the proverbial mud, but that’s never been the case with me. I’ve been blogging for over 20 years and, though I may…
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Powdered Sugar Landscape
Today was 39 degrees warmer than yesterday. Welcome to the Great Plains rollercoaster! This week it’s going to be as warm as 45° and as cold as -10°. Probably within a 48-hour span. If variety is the spice of life, we’re what you would call aggressively seasoned. We decided to take advantage of our heatwave…
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Relationships, Jobs, & Parmesan Cheese
And so it begins… I’m referring to both 2022 and Bloganuary. We’ll see what they bring. Our rockin’ New Year’s Eve was exactly that. We have such an extensive record collection (760 currently), it’s very hard to choose an album to listen to when we sit down to play cards. So lately, we have Alexa…
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