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At the end of the first week of November, we got a foot of snow
At the end of the first week of November, we got a foot of snow and the temperature dropped to 20 degrees below average. I don’t think that’s fun...

We were in Edinburgh the day Scotland voted on whether to claim
We were in Edinburgh the day Scotland voted on whether to claim its independence from England. Even though we had absolutely nothing at stake, it was...

Football season is here and I’m a Vikings fan. Hard times
Football season is here and I’m a Vikings fan. Hard times are coming. It’s not easy being a Vikings fan. It’s easy to be Yankees or Laker�...

There’s a chance limeade can save the world. Not a big
There’s a chance limeade can save the world. Not a big chance, but stay with me on this. We had a social function last week – a picnic with a gr...

A couple of weeks ago I was hurrying down a long hall towards a
A couple of weeks ago I was hurrying down a long hall towards a group of people. I wasn’t late, but I knew they were waiting for me so I was walkin...

I thought I’d pulled a muscle. We’d been doing an
I thought I’d pulled a muscle. We’d been doing an extraordinary amount of walking, in odd places, and I thought a pulled muscle would explain the...

For my buddy JoAn 1930 - 2013 JoAn’s Eulogy JoAn was a
For my buddy JoAn 1930 - 2013 JoAn’s Eulogy JoAn was a pistol. She asked me, several months ago, if I would do her the favor of speaking at her ...

I was a millionaire for twelve hours last week. Actually, I was a
I was a millionaire for twelve hours last week. Actually, I was a millionaire for three weeks - I just didn’t know it until the last twelve hours. ...