Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Begging Off Blogging

My interest in blogging isn’t lagging, but the time I have to devote to it right now is. In the ten days since the inauguration, it’s become more difficult to focus on interesting things that are not political. Perhaps this

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Better Than A Treadmill

The weather this month has been relentless: snow most days, temperatures below freezing, snowplows doing their best while we wait our turns.

It’s hard to get to a health club; and, if you’re like me, it’s even harder to exercise

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All Because I’m Not On Facebook

It’s been three days since I quit Facebook, and you can’t believe how much I’ve gotten done without that distraction.

I’ve written blogs ahead of their time schedules. I’m prepped for my book club this Sunday, where I’m the leader

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Shock and Awe

I’ve read the term “shock and awe” in more than one media outlet regarding the inauguration of Donnie, Mikey, the oligarchs, and the Republicans. (I need to come up with a clever abbreviation for this group.)  According to Wikipedia, “shock

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Side Hustle

It used to be called a side job or a part-time job or a moonlighting job, and it’s been going on forever. A person has a full-time gig but for various reasons

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A Different Christmas

It’s an unusual Christmas this year. Yes, it’s cold; there is snow; restaurants are busy; holiday music is everywhere. And at our home, a Christmas tree is still involved. As is eggnog.

But this season, my family in Fargo and

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Misnamed

Today is December 21, traditionally called the shortest day in the year. But that’s a misnomer. Technically, all days of the year are approximately the same length: 24 hours divided into sixty minutes segments that are further divided into sixty

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Not My Imagination

A couple weeks ago I went to buy Christmas cards for my family. We’re a small family, and I wanted a meaningful card for each person. It was harder than I’d imagined.

Store #1 had no holiday cards at all.

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Ugly Sweaters

It’s a fashion statement I can’t embrace: the ugly sweater. But I seem to be in the minority. The internet is full of websites devoted to this seasonal costume.

Tipsy Elves, for instance, has 155 of them for sale. There’s

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Team Clean

More on cleaning our home. I say “Our,” because Earl, probably with the desire of saving money by not hiring an outside service, has offered to help as best he can. I’ve never met a man who’s actually offered before;

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