Our Minnesotan boys in blue have been caught green-handed pulling some peculiar police work. Fox 9 news out of the[…]
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Life at a Funeral
Grandma’s funeral was Wednesday. When she was being lowered into the ground, I looked over and saw my three brothers[…]
Read moreElection Reflection: Why We Voted the Way We Did
The either/or (Republican or Democrat) aspect of U.S. elections provide voters with the fewest of options. Yet with so many[…]
Read moreThe List: 10 Most-Spoken Languages
Lists are fun. So here’s one that occurred to me while researching for my book. I was reading up on[…]
Read moreThe Vote…and Our Biology
Many of us voters were never really on the fence. We’ve been decidedly decided on who/what we’re voting for on[…]
Read moreAdventures in Subbing pt 1: From the Mouths of Babes
Because I’m yet to make millions from my blog, I decided to start working as a substitute teaching assistant (TA).[…]
Read moreThe Panhandling Indian Woman
She was as innocuous as a tree or road sign—just another person at the top of the freeway exit ramp[…]
Read moreMinnesota is Being Laughed At
I suppose every state in the U.S. would be guilty of creating laws that ended up biting them. Or perhaps[…]
Read moreThe Doctor Who Went to Heaven…and Came Back
Arguing the legitimacy of a religious experience takes on an interesting twist when such an experience makes a believer out[…]
Read moreBeyond Politics
In China, I remember explaining the concept of campaigning to my adult English students. They laughed as I walked from[…]
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