Monthly Archives: February 2011

Evil vacuum roads

My husband and I are lucky enough to have healthy and active parents. I didn’t use the word elderly, because I don’t want to get smacked, put in a time out or written out of any wills. That being said, … Continue reading

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Just say “No”

Peer pressure can be a tough thing, but we all need to just say, “No.” Stand your ground. Especially when someone in a big 4-wheel drive pickup comes roaring up behind your little Chevy Malibu and proceeds to drive about … Continue reading

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How did that get there?

  A few weeks ago, there was a lull in the action out in the fish house, so I decided to clean things out a bit. Anyone who has spent any time in a fish house knows there can be … Continue reading

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A morning of danger

Life can be a dangerous business, but getting into my car Tuesday morning turned out to be an adventure fraught with peril. I’m just going to go on the record right now and say I blame it all on my … Continue reading

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Letters from the past

When I realized last Friday it was the 25th anniversary of the day the Challenger blew up, it made me think of a letter I once received. Back when my husband Eric was in the U.S. Navy, he sent me … Continue reading

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Never trust a groundhog or its keeper

Well, I started my day Wednesday with a drive from Avoca to Slayton to Pipestone to Luverne to Worthington, and I didn’t see a single groundhog. It was their day, so I would have thought the darn things would be … Continue reading

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