Fun Friday

Here at the office, there are many meetings and many conference rooms. These meetings frequently start as early as 7 a.m. and may last all day. Meeting coordinators will pre-order breakfast and lunch to be delivered to the conference room. This way, the only reason attendees need to leave the meeting is to use [...]

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A Day Like That

Most weekday mornings begin the same way. Alarm chimes from my mobile phone – followed by 10 to 20 minutes of snoozing. It’s harder to get out of bed this time of year – pulling the blanket and comforter back always results in goosebumps.
There’s not many better sounds than that of coffee percolating. I make [...]

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What Music Inspires You to Write?

A few days ago fellow blogger, Kitty, tagged me with an assignment of sorts. I’m not prone to taking on blog assignments, but this seemed like a good way to express how various individuals place themselves in a creative mind set to write. So I’m tagging wordsmith extraordinaire, communicatrix, dame wiggy, Fat Cyclist, and misty [...]

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Wordplay – Lugubrious

Contrary to popular rumors and beliefs, the word lugubrious has nothing to do with loogies, gooey substances or brie cheese that’s gone bad in the fridge.
Lu-gu-bri-ous is just another way to say you’re super sad or mournful – to a very exaggerated or even ludicrous extent.
Jason Mraz writes in his song, “I’ll Do Anything,”
I can [...]

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Guys: Power Tool Review

Guys, whether you’re handy or not, there are certain power tools you should definitely have on hand.
While asking for that bottle of 20-year-old scotch or case of cigars may seem like a prudent “guy” gift request, when the significant other asks you this year, “Honey, what do you want for Christmas?” be prepared with a [...]

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Random and Useless Meme

Egads! A friend tagged me with a meme. I could refuse. I could hold fast and pretend I was never tagged. But, I’m a friend and I value the few real friendships I have. So…
Seven Random and Useless Things About Me Meme (in video and pictures):
1) I like South Park (the TV show). I’ll [...]

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Giving Thanks

Today at the dinner table, I’ll sit with my two kids for a brief dinner that I worked all morning to prepare. And that’s OK, because that’s how life is and while I’m separated by 700 miles from the rest of my immediate family, I’ll give quiet thanks for:
My two kids. They mean the world [...]

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A Cat And A Bobbin

When I was first married – during that very first year of wedded bliss, actually – my then-wife’s cat swallowed a sewing bobbin. This story is about that event.
Gucci was a handsome gray Siamese cat — a purebred blue tip or silver tip Siamese — something of that nature. He was part of the marriage [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving Day

To my readers:
Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone (a wee bit early)!
I know most of you don’t leave comments and I’m cool with that. I’m just happy to have the regs stopping by and enjoying the posts that bring life to “Views from Minnesota.” The past couple days have been some of the “most visited” days recorded [...]

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“Hallelujah,” by Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile has made this song, by legendary songwriter, singer and poet, Leonard Cohen, her anthem of sorts – closing her shows with one of the best covers of all time. Stick with this ’til the end, when she clearly shows her range and talent.

Lyrics
Now, I’ve heard there [...]

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