A brown Christmas and spring-like temperatures - what in the world is going on here? Somehow, the Fargo area seems to be sitting in a relative weather bubble - and folks are enjoying (or lamenting - depending on who you are) weather that is very un-Fargo like for this time of year. The risk of a [...]
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More important than presents…
On this day - Christmas Day 2011 - my wish for all of you is not for presents, but instead for presence. By that I mean both the presence of others near and dear to you and your own sense of presence in the moments that will make up your holiday. At this time of year, [...]
Feliz Navidad!!!!
I don't think anyone would ever accuse my family of being staunch traditionalists. We are more concerned with doing what we like to do as a family over the holidays rather than what "tradition" might dictate makes for the essential holiday experience. Not that we don't have "family traditions" - we most certainly do. But [...]
Jared Frisco has Diane Stark.
I like the marketing campaign Target Stores has used this season - Santa has elves; you have Target. It is one of my favorite holiday marketing campaigns for quite awhile. Of course, I still love the crazy Target lady that has been used for a couple of years now; but, mega-retailers like Target have to [...]
Now that is a blue light special!
I am old enough to remember the days of K-mart blue light specials. Those were the specials that they announced over the store speaker while you were shopping that lasted for a short period of time (maybe 30 minutes to an hour) and that you had to go to the blue light location to get [...]
Mr. Binks likes string beans.
I discovered quite innocently the other day that Mike's cat, Mr. Binks, likes string beans. I found this to be decidedly odd, but also incredibly intriguing (remember, simple things entertain simple minds). First, I checked out whether string beans are on the "What Not to Feed Cats" list - they are not. My second agenda item [...]
Holi-daze…
In the past three days I have been cut-off in traffic by eight different drivers, which leads me to say, "People - WTF?" I mean seriously...eight different drivers driving about town with what appears to be a blatant disregard for their safety and the safety of others. And yippee, I got to encounter them all. Oh sure, [...]
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