Be brave, be nice

I gave a speech earlier today at an organization and had to share something.  The speech was in the little cafeteria and tables filled up as people sat down and snacked on the food provided.  I didn’t sit at the tables that were already full but sat at a table near the front by myself [...]

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Opa!

I feel it is my responsibility to inform others of good Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food when I come across it.  I have been fortunate enough to have two such discoveries as of late.
1. Santorini.  My parents were in town this past weekend and so they took my brother and I out for brunch on Sunday.  Since [...]

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Lovely Minneapolis Day

We have been blessed with some unseasonably nice weather the past few days.  I took the liberty to take a couple of walks today and here are some photos from around town.  It has been a great day to be in Minneapolis!
 
     

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Not ok

My heart is broken after reading these three articles in the paper today.  These are just three of the articles describing violence against women, two of whom were killed by their attackers.   Not ok.   
1. A young Iraqi woman in Arizona dies after her Father runs her over for being too Westernized.  What is referred to as [...]

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trying to hold fast

For the past few weeks, usually when I have given a speech at a business or organization, there has been a representative from another organization there which  is also in the midst of their fundraising campaign.  This other organization is similar to ours, but is smaller and represents agencies that work primarily with chronic health [...]

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Play it cool? Nah…

So, Nashville was great!  It was a blast to see Jess and Abbs (Jess was an awesome hostess and tour guide!), it was fun to see some more of Nashville and it was fun to be in a place that was a bit warmer and dryer than Minnesota.  PLUS, we had a little star sighting, [...]

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Flying South

I wish I could speed up time sometimes.  I am heading to Nashville tomorrow to spend the weekend with some of my friends from grad school who I haven’t seen in quite some time…and I can’t wait!  Jess lives in Nashville and I last saw her in April of 2007 and Abby lives in Jacksonville [...]

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Leaving Mitford for awhile…

I’ve recently finished the first three books in the Mitford series by Jan Karon.  This is a series of charming “gentle fiction” (as one of the reviewers called it) novels about a little Southern village called Mitford and the musings of the middle-aged town priest, Father Tim.  I’m about thirty years too young to be reading them, but, they [...]

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Plug

Fall is in full swing (and some would even argue winter is here since we had snow the other day)!  The cooler weather reminds me that the Holidays will be here before we know it.  For those of you who are on the ball and are starting to think about your Christmas cards, I wanted to put in [...]

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Here we Go!!!

Because I am the quintessential fair-weather fan and so I have to say whooh-hooh for our Minnesota Twins!  I sat in a bar for over 5.5 hours yesterday watching them battle with the Detroit Tigers for the final playoff spot and it was awesome! By the end of the game, I honestly felt like I had [...]

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