Monthly Archives: November 2009

30 Nov

Gift Source – Max’s: Jewelry, Chocolate, and Art

Gift Source – Max’s: Jewelry, Chocolate, and Art

This past metformin side effects 500mg summer during one of our CSA Tuesday adventures, Eric and Pierre made me into an enabler.  They’d gotten a couple of gift cards …

 
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30 Nov

Thanksgiving Photoblog by Bjorn, Age 6

Thanksgiving Photoblog by Bjorn, Age 6

I let side effects 0f metformin my nephew, Bjorn, take my camera for a spin on Thanksgiving Day. Here are the highlights, for posterity. Bjorn's 4-year old sister, Kjersti. Catching his …

 
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30 Nov

Dreams

Dreams

I slept too late this morning.  I could hear my alarm going off, but I did my usual relay of snooze hits for a long …

 
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27 Nov

My Black Friday Shopping List

My Black Friday Shopping List

I am going to drop a wad of dough today.  I swear, hundreds of dollars are going to pass from my wallet to greedy hands …

 
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26 Nov

A List of Thanks

A List of Thanks

It’s 10:05PM on Thanksgiving Day–I’ve got less than two hours to write my List of Thanks for the year.  Without further ado… I’m thankful that I …

 
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25 Nov

Pioneer Day at the MOA

Pioneer Day at the MOA

I was shaking my head Saturday morning.  I was going to the Mall of America for the second time within 24 hours.  It was obscene.  …

 
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22 Nov

Packing Black

Packing Black

Marcella Lorna Lorraine Kiviaho Katainen 1921-2009 My grandmother, Marcella, passed away this week.  Last Wednesday, I’d gotten a text message from my cousin Heather, who …

 
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20 Nov

A New Web Presence – Part 2: Site v. Blog

A New Web Presence – Part 2: Site v. Blog

As you can see, I have a cluster of blogs that comprise a website presence.  This was not an easy decision to come by–it took …

 
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20 Nov

A Quiche to Cope

A Quiche to Cope

I haven’t been writing much in the past week.  Last Wednesday, I got word that my grandmother, Marcella, was gravely ill and her time to …

 
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20 Nov

Toffee Bars and Coffee

Toffee Bars and Coffee

I went to my friend Joy’s house yesterday for a little potluck brunch.  She was making Croque Madames, Aisha was providing some low-sodium bacon (mmm…bacon), …

 
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18 Nov

Wordless Wednesday: Packrat Love

Wordless Wednesday: Packrat Love

Grendel always helps me pack. There are my toiletries, some clothes, a pair of black heels… …and, of course, a black corduroy jacket. Yes, …

 
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12 Nov

Where The Day Takes You

Where The Day Takes You

Being unemployed, my days can be less-than-predictable.  People are astonished when I can show up to something scheduled before 10am and say something that skirts …

 
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12 Nov

Recipe – Make Men Cry Braised Beef

Recipe – Make Men Cry Braised Beef

It hasn’t really made men cry.  I just think it works nicely as an attention-grabber. It has induced gutteral moans, orgasmic sighs, and clandestine taste thefting …

 
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11 Nov

Wordless Wednesday (WARNING – Graphic and Hardly Wordless)

Wordless Wednesday (WARNING – Graphic and Hardly Wordless)

A lesson in using a mandoline to make perfectly sliced potatoes… …turned into a Public Service Announcement to… …ALWAYS USE THE FINGERGUARD. And keep your fingernails looking nice …

 
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07 Nov

A Cheeky Monkey and A Piece of Cake

A Cheeky Monkey and A Piece of Cake

A sunny day.  A sunny day in St. Paul.  A sunny day in St. Paul on Selby. There.  That’s about right. I see the trend–I’m not blind …

 
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07 Nov

A New Web Presence – Part 1

A New Web Presence – Part 1

My blog was about to hit its first half-birthday.  How’s that?  Yes, it turned six months old on October 29.  I’d read plenty of material …

 
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02 Nov

I Scored a Spare

I Scored a Spare

The Birthday Boy with his balloons…each of the sunshine ones played "You Are My Sunshine." Extra special noise for the occasion. Saturday was Halloween.  I …

 
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