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Prince Day
Way back in April, when Prince was still alive – oh wow – Prince is dead. Remember when Prince’s plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, and a male formerly-known-as-responsive was rushed to the hospital? The He subsequently-identified-as-Prince revived, … Continue reading
Parking the Helicopter
1000 Friday 5/27: Ground Control – this is Major Mom. I just wanted to let you know that The Big E has decided to spend the weekend at a friend’s cabin. Without me. Naturally, I will personally drop him off … Continue reading
Oberlin College Reunion Report 2016
It’s hard to explain my love for the physical place of Oberlin: a flat landscape, crosshatched streets, the howling winds of winter and sweltering humidity of summer. The exclusive-trying-to-be-inclusive liberal arts college and economically-depressed town attempt to negotiate a symbiotic … Continue reading
Secretary of the Interior
I’m at the VA on my medical school ENT rotation. The senior resident is short with nondescript brown hair, likely near-sighted. I’ve just watched the surgery of a man with an advanced head and neck cancer. They opened him wide, … Continue reading
Wrangling the Muse
I started writing fiction in 2009. My neighborhood friend, Nancy, and I decided to meet weekly- OK, I hate this post already. Excuse me while I go munch down a few Oreos. We met weekly and exchanged ten pages of … Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty, Take Two
Once upon a time, in a castle very similar to Hennepin Church, King Jesus’ handbell choir prepared their annual concert. They called upon the Court Percussion Pinch-Hitter, Anne of Saint Paul, to add a bit of backbeat to a couple … Continue reading
Minnesota Plant ID Quiz – ANSWERS!
Fun, fun, fun. Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz. 1) old-fashioned bleeding heart 2) sedum – an upright variety, perhaps Purple Emperor 3) A. Siberian iris B. daylilly 4) violet (volunteer/weed) 5) peony amidst Korean angelica 6) chives … Continue reading
Minnesota Early Spring Plant Identification – QUIZ!!!
Happy Spring! To celebrate this 79 degree day, I put together my first ever BLOG SLIDESHOW. Hooray! Can you identify these Minnesota perennials (and one shrub)? I’ll publish the answers tomorrow. [slideshow_deploy id=’2038′] Musical Moment
Bottomlining Easter
I pretended to be a Christian yesterday. I wore semi-clean clothes, put on a bit of eyeliner, and popped into a polyester choir robe for a few hours. As you all know, I love making music in groups, so when … Continue reading
the life-changing magic of cluttering up
Or: All I Really Need to Know (About Housekeeping) I learned in Kindergarten (From My Hoarding Grandmother) This is a companion post to last week’s blog. Based on the lovely pile of electronic advice I received both on Facebook and … Continue reading