I am a fat girl. It began right when I burst onto the scene, 29 years ago weighing in at over 9 pounds. My mom, to my horror, is quite fond of telling the story…
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Life After Death
Last week when Paul Wellstone?s plane crashed in Northern Minnesota, I was safely ensconced at a table in Champps with my friend Todd. The news quickly and swiftly swept through Champps and the stunned silence…
You’re Like a Picture on the Fridge that’s Never Stocked with Food
I?ll call him Slim, because I never caught his name. Slim wore a purple shirt, a black vest and a black cowboy hat. He had a dark mullet and a thin mustache. Rusty, whose name…
The Great Minnesota Get Together
Wednesday is the Great Minnesota Get Together. I am so excited I can hardly sleep. That?s right, on Wednesday the Chromey clan head?s to the fair. Just typing out the words makes me wiggle in…
The Enduring Beauty of Burnt Sienna
Sister #2 called me Friday night asking if I would baby-sit the kidlings while she and her husband, Stink, went out for coffee with some friends. Being a single, independent, hip woman of the world,…
When Dreams Come True
Most people wish their dreams would come true. Not me, not so much. See, I?m psychic. Yes, laugh all you want. Nobody ever believes me when I say this, but it?s true. I am psychic….