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The Last Dinner
When we moved to the Midwest three point five years ago, some cultural adjustments were necessary. For starters, we had to get used to people who were overwhelmingly nice. Began to think of “traffic” as being third in line at a red light instead of inching forward on a freeway for hours. Discovered that Fleet…
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I Won’t Tell No One Your Name
It’s December, which means the most wonderful time of the year. The holidays? Nope! Spotify Wrapped. Not everybody feels this way. A lot of people complain about being subjected to an endless social media bombardment of statistics they care nothing about. They say Spotify Wrapped is nothing more than a data aggregator or marketing tool.…
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Downtown is a Norman Rockwell Painting
A lot of people complain about the early darkness this time of year, but I kind of like it. Because quite often, around 4:30, I’ll glance outside my office window and see a sight like this. That was Friday’s sunset. It made up for the fact that I was the only person in my department…
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Green Bean Casserole for the Super Bowl
Twice today, I came across blog posts dissing that timeless American holiday classic, the green bean casserole. One person called it “an abomination” and another gave it a big, fat NOPE. Bolded and italicized, just like that. Oh, the humanity! Clearly, these naysayers and I disagree on the definition of haute cuisine (a French phrase…
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I Can Do Funny
You ever have one of those days when you’re so engrossed in what you’re doing at work, you glance at the clock—are surprised to see it’s only a few minutes before quittin’ time—and grumble a little bit, because by god, you’re on a roll and having so much fun you don’t want to go home just yet?…
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Shootout at the XM Corral
Tara texted me this morning about an automatic bank withdrawal. SiriusXM just charged $22. Is that monthly?? Because there were two question marks, I knew this displeased my wife. And honestly, it displeased me, too. For the past year, the monthly charge had been $7 and some odd change. I figured my one-year promotional period…
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