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The Mall of America near the Minneapolis airport was big news the first time I visited Minneapolis in 1999, but now everyone is used to the fact that the Biggest Mall in the United States exists. How big is it?…
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A few weeks ago, Peter checked his email and found out that one of this favorite bands from his misbegotten youth, The Suburbs, was going to be playing in their home town of Minneapolis on Valentine’s Day. “Wanna go?” he…
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I left my blogging for several months, and returned to find out I’d given my audience a cliff-hanger. As promised in Part 1 of my East Coast travel journey, I had more to talk about for the rest of the…
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I’m a volunteer firefighter in my county, and a woman. Yesterday, I was in training to learn how to decontaminate people and hazmat technicians after they’ve been in a “hot” zone. Part of the process includes getting suited up in…
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We have unpacked one 16 foot POD and two smaller 7 foot PODS, so our house isn’t completely bare on the inside. It’s chaotic as we continue to unpack (and wait for new carpet in the bonus room/Pete’s new office),…
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I have now lived in Tennessee for almost a month, but my mind continues to be blown every day.   I went to a local Toastmasters meeting yesterday. My former group was an Improv Toastmasters group, and a more experienced…
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I knew Tennessee would be different from California, but only now am I beginning to think I am in an alternate reality.   When it comes to lifestyle, I love this place. Less than a mile from my house, there…
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Note this post was originally written on October 28. Our realtor texted us to ask how our travel was going after we’d wired our money to the title company. Knowing she was from Kentucky, I told her we’d be going…
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