It’s Spring Break here in Shakopee which means it’s Tibblesitting time for me. Our days start ridiculously early now that Sister #3 has a fancy (yet still depressing) job in downtown Minneapolis. So yeah, 6:45…
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One More Ugh: Ughs & Other Ughs
I can’t remember the last time I read a book as sad and cynical as B.J. Novak’s collection of flash fiction One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories. I can’t tell if these stories are…
Pre-Dawn Stream-of-Consciousness Ramblings, Mostly About Rock & Roll
As I type this sentence it is 5:55 a.m. I’ve been awake for 55 minutes, out of bed for 25 of those. In an odd bit of coincidence or perhaps it was foreshadowing, Mr. Coffee…
It’s Monday & I’m Boring: The Thrill of Victory & The Agony of Defeat Edition
My Sundays have taken on a routineness that have made them take boring to whole new levels. Make no mistake, Sunday is easily one of my favorite days of the week. However, not even my…
Top 25 Most Listened to Songs of 2013 or Music for writing a book to
For the first time in the nine-year history of the Top 25 I had to turn to the Last.fm charts, rather than rely on my ol’ iTunes play counts (which I reset every year around…
Why I Don’t Wear Green
The title is a lie. Kind of. I wear green all the time in the privacy of my own home. I have a pair of hurt-your-eyes-green pajama pants that I love and used to wear…