tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94046082011-12-23T11:41:13.556-06:00Rated PG-13 for sexual content, teen partying, language and a fight<a href="http://www.blue-crush.com"><b>★</b></a>...noreply@blogger.comBlogger5511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9404608.post-27167555451736059362010-02-25T20:24:00.001-06:002010-02-25T20:26:39.208-06:00

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Are you a peli-can or a peli-can't?

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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nouna mean, evil, or unprincipled person vagrant, trampa dishonest or worthless person : scoundrela person or thing that behaves in an aberrant, faulty, or unpredictable wayan individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variationan inferior or defective specimen among many satisfactory ones, esp. a seedling or plant deviating from the standard variety.intransitive verbto weed

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Flyball is a dog sport in which teams of dogs race against each other from a start/finish line, over a line of hurdles, to a box that releases a tennis ball to be caught when the dog presses the spring loaded pad, then back to their handlers while carrying the ball. Flyball is run in teams of four dogs, as a relay. [wiki entry] Twin Cities Obedience Training Club (TCOTC) Flyball Tournament

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And Buddy when he was a puppy.

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"For the tens of millions without insurance coverage, we're Burundi or Burma: In the world's poor nations, sick people pay out of pocket for medical care; those who can't pay stay sick or die."Source: 5 Myths About Health Care Around the World by T.R. Reid

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Today we took a long walk, something we haven't done in a while. The destination was Rosedale to go to the Apple store to see the new iPod Nanos, but, of course, the journey was the best part. We saw wild turkeys, a chipmunk, talked to a guy about carbon drive bicycles in the pine forest. We also "rescued" a dog, a year-old, blond Lab mix. He had obviously strayed from his home, but he

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Life ExpectancyTop countries or territories with the highest life expectancy rate at birth (2009 est.):Macau 84.36Andorra 82.51Japan 82.12Singapore 81.98San Marino 81.97The United States is ranked #50.48. Portugal 78.2149. Wallis and Futuna 78.2050. United States 78.1151. Albania 77.9652. Taiwan 77.96Have to mention Cuba. #55 at 77.45 years.Source: CIA World Factbook

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Last night we went to the National Sports Center Velodrome in a northern suburb to see some races. It was outdoors and the velodrome was made of wood. Good crowd, easy viewing, and great dance tunes in the background. It was a hell of a lot of fun. Highly recommended.Underside of the 'dromeNighttime

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The United States is the richest nation in world and yet when you look at the statistics compared to other countries, we are shamefully ranked in between Third World, or developing nations.U.S. infant mortality rate: #46 at 6.26 deaths of infants under a year old per 1,000 live births . Behind Cuba! They have better rate at 5.82. The infant mortality rate is an indicator of health in a

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This afternoon was the first time we went swimming at the lake this year. After paddling around in the water, we were chilling under our Sport-Brella™ when a plucky 3 or 4 year old girl walked right up to us. Here is how the conversation went. Note how there was no greeting involved.Girl: Do you have children?Us: No.Girl: Then why are you here?After we explained we were swimming while she

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"I would buy you a Pugsley," said X.Believe it or not, I would rather hear that sentence than "I would buy you a $2,000 bracelet."I don't think you realize how fat the Pugsley tires are.  I'll try to show a good comparison.  Here are some pretty normal bike tires.  And here's the Pugsley by Surly.  Got it?

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Without trying you can sometimes just whip out a name from one's memory banks. That's what happened while watching an episode of Miami Vice. During the opening scene, I blurted out "The Fat Boys" and that took X. waaaay...back. I guess I could never forget the Fat Boys, because I'll always link them with the Beastie Boys. Unfortunately, one of the Fat Boys, "Buff Love" a.k.a. "The Human Beat

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Here is how much water there is in the Earth's oceans. If you could drink a gallon of ocean water a day, it would take 218 million Earth lifetimes (and an Earth lifetime equals 4.5 billion years).I like to see it in long form---4,500,000,000 years x 218,000,000 times.The amount of water is 362 quintillion gallons.And if there was a cylinder a foot in diameter and going the average depth of the

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For a small urban property we have a lot of wildlife encounters. So far we've seen raccoons, gray squirrels, bunnies, a teen deer, cardinals, robins, blue jays, house wrens, mice and bats. I'm sure I've forgotten others, but here is another climbing on our neighbor's house. He lives in our tree with the other critters.Introducing Mr. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):Notice the

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Found this in a bag of blue corn tortilla chips. It even has Upper and Lower Red Lakes (see 2nd photo).

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One result of the fireworks was foul air. Yeah...Particle pollution in the Twin Cities was elevated Sunday because of Saturday night's fireworks all over the metro area, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Sunday. The agency issued an "orange" notification after light winds failed to disperse the pollutants that lingered after the celebratory fanfare and fumes. People with asthma and

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You would think February in St. Paul would be the worst time of the year. But it's not. The Fourth of July is. It's the time for people in our neighborhood to show how "free" they really are. They start shooting off fireworks (made in China, of course) a few days before the 4th. A preferred pattern is to light one firecracker, wait ten minutes, then light another. One by one. Who knows what

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This past week has been full of tears. Tears of joy, tears of sadness, tears of relief and tears of remembrance.Michael Jackson. Despite his adulthood "trippiness", you can't deny the incredible talent he had and how much fun it was and still is to dance and sing along to his songs.Al Franken. I'm so glad he's representing Minnesota. He's empathetic and smart. And funny is always a good

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Man on Wire is a film about Philippe Petit who wire-walked between the two towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. One would have thought making once crossing would have been enough. He was a quarter of mile in the air. But no! He made eight crossings and stayed up there for about 45 minutes. He also talked about not having a choice to do it. He had to. He was called to do his

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Sometimes I wished we lived in Rochester, because not only is it a few degrees cooler down there, but they also get nice and steady regular amounts of rain.

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When you look at the Gini Index showing income distribution inequality, the United States is ranked 44th between Uruguay and Cameroon. And here is a sample of countries (#s 46-50) that have better income distribution than the U.S.:Cote d'Ivoire Iran Nigeria Turkey Guyana [Via CIA World Factbook]In the U.S., the top one-tenth of one percent of earners make about the same money per year

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We bought a box of Mrs. Mays Trio Natural Bars and didn't realize they're made in China. There's just something that doesn't feel right about eating something made in China, especially a crunchy snack made out of common mix of nuts, seeds and fruit. And they weren't cheap. They couldn't make those in the USA? Anyway , that's the last time we're buying those. Now, LÄRABARs...those are tasty

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I was having video issues with an ol' G3 iBook. The screen would intermittently fade or go black. I found squeezing the left hand side of the case eased the problem, but that didn't always work consistently. Then I found on the In-ter-net that it was a known issue, in fact, an "infamous G3 iBook GPU problem." People were opening the laptops and soldering the logic board or using tea lights,

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The buds are about to blossom in our "wild" back garden. Poppy Peony-the only one Valerian

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In May, there were only 5 days of measurable precipitation totaling 0.55 inches. And most of that was at the beginning part of the month. It was a nice change yesterday when we got 0.63 inches of rain. It rained most of the day. What a relief.

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Last night, we went to the St. Paul Saints season opener against Sioux City and treated ourselves to seats behind home plate. It was a lot of fun.Even the drunk couple who were angrily yelling at the umpire after the 7th inning didn't ruin the night. It was just sad. They did it, because they could. They felt empowered. But they weren't even creative like the hecklers of the "Hey, Number 42"

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My very few faithful readers will now have to have two bookmarks to keep up with me.Teenpartying.com (this blog) will be for original content only.And I'm using Tumblr (teenpartying.tumblr.com) for images, videos, quotes, etc. from other sources that I like.

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The Drinkmeister brewed up a delicious, icy drink today–strawberry-banana horchata.It's a keeper.

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Time to talk about the weather again. It reached 95 degrees today. Less than 48 hours ago, the overnight temp was 39. And today it was 100 in Granite Falls and 34 in Grand Marais.

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This robin loves when we water the lawn. Last year he gorged himself on worms. He was so fat he could barely fly. His posture below declares his "I'm-a-punk" status.

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Baby bunny, 3 weeks old.Note: first ducklings of the season spotted on the lake on Friday, May 15.

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#64---downtown St.P---#16---Warehouse District---#4K---Smartcar---Wendy's---mountain bike tests at REI---#18---Mpls Central Library---LRT---Freewheel---Acadia Cafe (North Coast PranQster Belgian Strong Pale Ale!)---Cardinal (burgers!)---#74---walk.SmartCars...now available!"Death Valley" mountains

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The dogged pursuit of a hopeless goal, with utter disregard for a preponderance of contradicting evidence and mounting public distain. Dude 1: I can't believe my brother is still trying to be an olympic swimmer.Dude 2: Really, isn't he incontinent?Dude 1: Yeah man. They banned him from the pool. But every morning he keeps trying to sneak in.Dude 2: That's weak. He wasn't even that great of a

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Title: "Fortunate Teens Party With Morrissey, 1994"Artist: Derek ErdmanSeen on: Boing Boing

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When spring arrives in the Twin Cities, organizers go crazy. In three consecutive weekends, there are a slew of events to attend like art crawls, home tours, a pottery tour, outdoor adventure expos, concerts, etc.This weekend, we went to the St. Paul Art Crawl and for the first time, we had the option of skipping the whole Lowertown part of it. Yeah! We went instead to the old Hamm's Brewery

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Bo, the White House puppy. 6 months old.

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From The Daily Show after the presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN on October 7, 2008:Obama posing for the cover of a 1960s soul album

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Back in February of 2007, I wrote about a goat we saw roaming the hills of South St. Paul :We got out to take a look at some homes and a hillside with a path. On the path, we scared a large black animal. It ran down the hill. At first, X. thought it was a pig, but it was too high off the ground. It was a goat. I only caught a quick view of its body. To me it looked like it had a white vest on, or

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Who was the first American woman to run a country?

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How Kenneth the Page sees other people.  Hilarious!The Tracy Jordan one was my favorite.And here is "Tina Fey" bopping down the hallway.Source: Muppet Wiki

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I like the angle from which it was taken and the joy on those faces, of course.Caption: US President elect Barack Obama wishes school children a happy Thanksgiving during a surprise visit to St. Columbanus Parish and School in Chicago, Illinios, November 26, 2008. (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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What the Swiss excel at:cheesemilkbreadchocolatecleanliness of public spaces. Switzerland makes Germany look dumpy.Other things I like here, though they are not necessarily Swiss.paprika chipsaloe vera yogurtseasonal yogurt flavors like rhubarbthey have better Ricola flavors like sage or elderflowerQuarkBirchermueslibaked goodsroasted chestnuts sold by street vendors (Heissi Maroni!)metal window

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Click on the image for larger view

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What to plan:1-Guest List2-Invitations3-Refreshments4-EntertainmentHilarity below:

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I love this excerpt and Obama's use of "man" at the end of his sentences to work over Steve Croft.

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I don't know how the printers let this happen.

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Seen at the library.

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In the Feed My Starving Children warehouse, one bag of rice equals a ton.

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I love how Tina Fey can just sum something or someone up with one statement. Here's her commentary on Salma Hayek's "attributes". She nails it.

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Come into Menards between Sunday, February 8th – Saturday, February 14th, 2009. Buy one of our “Green Eco Friendly” Bags for only $0.98 and save instantly save 15% off everything you can fit in the bag, up to twice the height of the bag, including sales items.*You can use same bag multiple times throughout the week, just pay the $0.98 fee.“Simply purchase an eco-friendly bag for $0.98 and fill it

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Thought they would close this website after Bush left office, but they di'n't.

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NYTimes Op-Ed Excerpt:Deciding together to have a child and sharing in child-rearing do not immunize a marriage. Indeed, collaborative couples can face other problems. They often embark on such an intense style of parenting that they end up paying less attention to each other.Parents today spend much more time with their children than they did 40 years ago. The sociologists Suzanne Bianchi, John

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Being away from Cubicle World, The Machinery, the Evil Empire or whatever you want to call it has its advantages.I save two hours of commuting each day. It also means I don't need another hour to prepare for the commute to work. So I got back 15 hours of my life each week.I don't ride one of the bleakest bus lines in the metro anymore.I don't have to take two buses or one long bus.My body will

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During weekly Tuesday gatherings at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in Chicago, Mr. [Sam] Kass hosted “Rethinking Soup,” which he described as “a communal event where we will eat delicious, healthy soup and have fresh, organic conversation about many of the urgent social, cultural, economic and environmental food issues that we should be addressing.”Note: reminiscent of the LPSC

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[Obama] reads several papers, eats breakfast with his family and helps pack his daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, off to school before making the 30-second commute downstairs — a definite perk for a man trying to balance work and family life. He eats dinner with his family, then often returns to work; aides have seen him in the Oval Office as late as 10 p.m., reading briefing papers for the

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Yesterday, I was laid-off (fired, discharged, dismissed), joining the ranks of about a 130,000 people as this month comes to a close. I was one of 600. The most shocking part was the speed in which I had to clear out of my workspace of almost eight years. No time to say goodbye to everyone or to be meticulous. But ultimately, the writing on the wall was clearly coming towards me for a while

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The few German hip-hop songs I've heard I've enjoyed and now there is a Chinese hip-hop scene! Check out the video portion of this article or this website.

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"[Obama is] just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There's no Will Smith jokes. There's no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? "Ooh, you used to have sex with Jennifer Anniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You're such a loser." What do you say? "Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million." There's nothing to say about Brad Pitt...[With Obama it's] like

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President Barack Hussein ObamaIllustrator: Patrick Moberg

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A teen movie that's supposed to be good. It's documentary.Opened on July 25, 2008Directed by Nanette BursteinA documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.Why it's on here: At Sundance this year, American Teen became the festival's sleeper hit, fueled by immensely positive buzz coming from everyone who saw it. Despite what you may have heard, it's

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No.

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[source]

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This sums up the article.

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Ah, Norm...

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So sad. Can you imagine being the tween and teen children of one of the (top 3) richest people in the world and you can't get an iPod? That's how it is for Bill and Melinda Gates' children. There is no way they can get iPods and risk being seen with them. Here is their dad trying to pump up the Zune over the summer. Pathetic.Meanwhile the Zune has hit a major snafu. Models are freezing up

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What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they

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... from having too much sex in it

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2008: An aggregate of all of the end of the year lists.2009: There some good things on this list like "use glass to store food" and "read the book before the movie."

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December 30th was the 16th day in December in which measurable snow had fallen at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

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Stephen Curry of Davidson College made the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament thrilling.Our first basketball president… Barack Obama takes the ball to the hole as Reggie Love, green jersey, former Duke basketball player, left, and Chris Duhon, former Duke basketball player and now NBA Chicago Bulls player, during a pick-up basketball game on primary day in Chicago, Tuesday, May, 20,

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Jack Donaghy: Lemon, rich 50 is middle class 38, okay? (Listen here.)

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...made by a sib and published in the ADN.

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in Anchorage, Alaska. More on Snowzilla, click here.Reminds of Calvin & Hobbes' snowmen.

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The U.S. with only 5% of the world's population has 21% of worldwide car registrations.The U.S has 43% of the world's bus and truck registrations (244 million currently in use).One hundred years ago, there were 1.3 vehicles per 1,000 people. Now, there are 840.5 vehicles per 1,000 people.In 1990, households without children drove an average of 17,600 miles.Those with children drove 24,100 miles.

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Cinema's Most Memorable Robots - a photo essay

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I thought this was a cool graphic. Look at Sven with his tackle box, or the snowmobile from 1948. Classic Minnesota.And the layers until you reach the fish:

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Yesterday we went for a dawn ski before the nasty meltoff and freeze happens. It reached 39 degrees on Saturday and Monday's low will a windchill of minus 31 and in between that time we'll get a mix of freezing rain and snow. [Thumbs up!] After the ski we went to two girls' basketball games. The last one was incredibly exciting going down to the last second. I never thought watching 10 year

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visited 45 states (90%)Create your own visited map of The United States or try another Douwe Osinga project

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Why is "a black man with a white mother" a more common description than a "white man with a black father"?

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Because of Election Day, a vacation, a holiday, and a cold, I ended up working only 6 days in November.  Most of it was spent on a 17-day road trip we initially called "The Obama Blue State Tour."  Thanks to Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, we were able to fist bump our way to the East Coast without touching any red states.  We saw family, a dozen friends, and played with 8 children, ages ranging

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This Monday - 75 degrees and sunnyToday (Friday) - 30something and snowingMinnesota...

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Alaska elects a convicted felon!Once again, the odds are good, but the goods are odd.

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It felt like Christmas. Friday was full of very fun things:At 6 a.m. we went to check out the major grocery store that opened up within walking distance of our house. No more long trips to haul bags and bags of stuff! It's also supposedly going to be the first grocery store in Minnesota to get LEED certification.Besides our regular candy load, we handed out eight Beasts – giant 5

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