I’m big on gardening. That’s not to say I’m good at it – I kill most everything – but this summer was lucky and we got tomatoes out the wazoo. The only downside of fresh tomatoes: fruit flies. They love fresh fruit and multiply quickly, so by the end of the summer, the kitchen looked…
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Disillusioned at the Farmer’s Market
I’m feeling very Dr. Seuss today, if Dr. Seuss were more cynical, had an iPhone, and lived in Iowa. Two Mute Youths Two mute Youths follow the Farmer through the booths of fresh produce, Corn, tomatoes, snatches of herbs, rosemary, basil, potted flowers, and clean-cut bouquets, honey comb, and home-baked bread. Two mute Youths wearing…
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Today is the 50th anniversary of my mom’s 21st birthday. Yep. She still looks this good. A bit different, a bit older, but still good.
How To Make Lefse
Every fall, my family tries to get together for a big family meal. When I was younger, Thanksgiving was the big family meal, but these days we try to get together for Halloween because 1) there’s a ton of cars on the interstate at Thanksgiving, making travel a pain for family coming from far away,…
Child Star to Writer = Smart Move
Remember Mara Wilson? Child actress, precocious, cute as a button? I’m talking about this kid: She’s been on some television shows recently where the topic was child star meltdowns (à la Lohan, Bynes, Renfro, almost every kid who’s ever had anything to do with Disney, etc.), but not in the capacity you’d expect. Mara Wilson,…
Call Me Hillbilly Punk
Just finished writing the narration for some video ads for this awesome festival in Richland Center, Wisconsin called Center Color Fest. Sadly, the festival for this year has already passed, but these videos are to promote next year. Richland Center is quickly becoming one of my favorite Wisconsin towns. In addition to the Color Fest…
I Owe More Money Than I’ve Ever Imagined
I made my first student loan payment today! Though I graduated a year ago, I had to defer for a year because, with the crappy job market and shaky employment for those first few months, I couldn’t quite afford the roughly $900/month payment. But today, October 8th, is a day I will remember forever as the…
Folks On The Road
My folks just got back from their 3-week cross country trip. My mom sent me a post card almost everyday. That is my dream – to one day drive from one end of this country and back again. Hopefully it stays one whole country long enough for me to do that. I think it will….
Sunday: 6 Days Without a Federal Government
Since the days of George W., I have grown more and more accustomed to the idea of breaking the country up into smaller pieces. Our representation on a federal level has become such a joke that it only makes sense to fire everyone. People in other countries are astounded by our lack of protest over the…
Why is Pink a Girly Color?
Speaking of reddit (I mentioned reddit in my last post – we’re getting episodic up in here!), one of my favorite subreddits is Explain Like I’m Five. /r/explainlikeimfive is the subreddit in which people ask questions that are meant to be answered in simple terms that a five-year-old would understand. Like so: /u/Kezumi asks: Why is…
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