In Minnesota, winter is both a threat and a reward.
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Suprise Me
A Minnesota Winter Rapture
Prompted By Can You Go Home Again?
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In Minnesota, winter is both a threat and a reward.
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You Will Survive
Prompted By Letter to My Younger Self
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Losing a pregnancy is a very low time in any woman’s life. I’m writing to tell you that you survived, and you thrived.
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We have no problems, mon. Only situations.
Prompted By Volunteering
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I found myself talking during naptime one day to Rosita, the Urban Court staffer whose job was to conduct outreach for the new program. I started asking her a lot of questions and soon found myself recruited to the training.
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Sitter of Last Resort
Prompted By Nannies and Babysitters
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When I came to the door, often the kids would greet me with "We don't want you, we want Karen!"
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Expect the Unexpected
Prompted By Graduation Advice
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I recently witnessed a highly successful businessman query a 20-something about her background, her upbringing and her 5-year plan. I remember a mentor telling me to make a 5-year plan. I can assure you, things never worked out as I anticipated. I always loved the arts, my degree is in Theatre Arts and I have…
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Swimming Through Treacle
Prompted By Lost in Translation
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Sleep, How Strange It Is
Prompted By Sleepy Time
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The miracle of going back to sleep.
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In the Abstract
Prompted By Art and Art Museums
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In the Abstract In the early years of the 20th century a handful of European artists including the Russians Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimar Malevich, the Dutchman Piet Mondrian, and a lesser-known Swedish woman named Hilma af Klint began producing art with no attempt to represent external reality. Rather, they used shapes, forms, color,…
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Some Of My Travels
Prompted By Travels
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Retrospect: Some Of My Travels By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2024 I‘ve been around the block more times than a city bus, mostly due to my stint as a computer trainer, a job that seemed to require me to be everywhere but home. The US, of course, was my stomping ground, a vast…
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Landmarks, Please
Prompted By Directionally Challenged
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During my years selling software and related services, from 1977-1985, I had various territories through the midwest and New England. Sometimes I drove my own car to see clients, other times I flew into cities and picked up rental cars (I always asked for small cars; I couldn’t see over the steering wheels of those…
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