Greenpeace Storms Mt. Rushmore

From Dustin’s office came the call: “Laura? Your dad’s day is about to be ruined.”
I immediately started worrying about more deaths in some national park somewhere, or a foreign park administrator challenging my dad to a drink-off. It was nothing so heinous as either of these things.
Greenpeace had managed to climb to the top of [...]

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But the moose always cheats…

This photo was taken by my friend Rachel up in Alaska, and I’d like to dedicate it to my mother in law, who is currently stalking wild mooses with her camera up in Maine.
If a moose charges or chases you, hide behind something solid such as a tree. It is okay to run from a [...]

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An Honest Valentine

Though I don’t celebrate most holidays, I can appreciate ironies, excesses, sillinesses and – in this case – blatant honesty as well as anyone else. Now tell me. If this isn’t the most honest valentine you’ve ever seen, what is?

This was discovered by my friend Teri, floaing somewhere on the internet. To help out the [...]

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For My Brother

It has been very subtly brought to my attention that I’ve been slacking off on updating my Sign Blog. That may be true… I’ve been slacking off on a lot of things lately. For now, I’m not going to try to keep up with the sign blog, but I do find so many good signs, [...]

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Send Me A Sign! No really… please?

I have started a new blog. I have a deep love of things that are silly – when they’re meant to be, but especially when they aren’t. One of the best places to find such silliness is along the sides of the road. People put the most incredible things on billboards!
Once I started [...]

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The Mile High Club is Closed

I flew to Denver last weekend to help my folks get ready for a move to Washington D.C. Flights from Rapid City to Denver are often on planes that are less big than, say, a breadbox. You can feel all the parts moving together and you’re happy to be assigned to the side of the [...]

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Familial Discord Hits the Press

My grandmother-in-law is one of the funniest people I know. She drinks too much, smokes too much, parties too much, and fully intends to go out in a fiery ball of flames long before any doctors or nursing homes have their way with her. She’s also excellent at sharing the things that amuse her with [...]

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Garbage Kitty Saw What You Did

So I have this cat. And she has personality, as cats are wont to have. My cat likes garbage cans, especially ones lined with plastic bags. I think it must be a combination of wonderful things: a box to crawl into and something crinkly to start a fight with. We have a garbage can in [...]

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My Spree of Anonymous Internet Fame Continues!

What a week!
This morning, I got an email that was titled “On Behalf of Mister Gregory Broadmore.” Gmail gives me a peek at the first line of the email too, which read, “Dear Stella Lexiphon, We are pleased to announce your marvelous tes”
Just before I threw it to the spam-eating voles, something made me decide [...]

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Salute to Fargo

I might have to turn this into a series.
I work in the travel industry. One of the things my office helps people do is come up with ways to attract people to certain destinations. We talk a lot about what people think of when they think of this-or-that city. For the most part, it’s what [...]

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