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• Give your child the confidence to question authority
  on Jun 23, 2013 in Minnesota kids
  The news is reporting a man in a St. Louis County sheriff's uniform pulled up behind a disabled vehicle just south of Biwabik, Minnesota yesterday and attempted to get the female driver to come with him in his car.  His car, however, did not loo...
• Just Do It - Dream Trip of a Lifetime
  on Jul 13, 2012
  Thirty years ago I spent my sophomore year in France, and made an incredible group of friends (four American girls, one French gal and one French guy) that have remained my dear friends ever since. We girls had always said that one day we would come...
• Life is Short
  on Oct 5, 2011 in Steve Jobs Apple
    “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure —...
• Project 52: Phantasmagorical Fog over Long Lake
  on Sep 15, 2011
  12:52 Phantasmagorical Fog over Long Lake Originally uploaded by WhitePineLaneHey - remember Project 52, my once-weekly photography project that fell by the wayside about a year and a half ago?? Well, it's back - and since I make the rules, I'm pic...
• The Royal Wedding and the Horror that was Princess Bea's Hat
  on Apr 30, 2011
  What a day yesterday!  What a glorious day for love and lovers everywhere.  Sadly, it was also a day filled with horror for fashion-watchers everywhere, even the Queen....  I had gone to get a cup of coffee and had missed Princess Beat...
• I haven't forgotten
  on Sep 11, 2010
  Update:  Here is a 9/11 piece that's much more my style (although I still like the video below):  from The Onion, Sep 26, 2001:  "God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule"Thanks to my friend Louisa for sharing this article on...
• Photo Friday and a Purple Star!
  on Mar 5, 2010 in Minnesota Disney Project 52 Squidoo winter
  Well, here we are at Photo Friday, and I can't believe I'm three weeks behind in posting pictures.  (Actually I can believe I'm three weeks behind; that's totally how I operate!) In any case, you get "treated" (lucky you!) to four (count 'em, f...
• Festival of Light
  on Feb 28, 2010 in Minnesota carnival genealogy
  I found a fun blog called A Canadian Family that's about genealogy, family history, and vintage postcards.  The blog regularly hosts "carnivals" where they request blog posts on a certain topic, and bring all the submitted posts together to form...
• Photo Friday: Hawk Alights
  on Feb 5, 2010 in Minnesota photography Project 52
  Project 52 continues with this week's pic:  A marsh hawk that flew up into the grand pine tree across the street while I was sitting at my desk!  Took this through the den window, with my camera that (luckily) was sitting right there. ...
• Announcing Project 52
  on Jan 30, 2010 in corgis photography Project 52 tweeners
  Inspired by all the bloggers who have attempted and/or completed a Project 365 (taking and posting a photograph a day, and becoming an amazing photographer along the way), I have decided to start my own photography blog project. But not wanting to b...

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