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All I Want For Christmas
22 Dec, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
Tonight as I put my two boys to bed, they asked me “Dad, what was your favorite present you ever got at Christmas?” After thinking for a second or two, I smiled and told them…
The End of an Era
3 Nov, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
As the saying goes, all good things have to come to an end. Although I understand that my world around me is constantly changing and evolving, it doesn’t mean that it is always easy to accept.
Growing up in Mountain Lake, a small farming community in southwest Minnesota, life was pretty consistent from year to year. [...]
Childhood Memories and DQ® Treats
22 Jul, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
Growing up in a small, rural farming community on the southwest Minnesota prairie (not all that far from the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder), the summers were short and hot and the winters were long and cold. As kids, we were usually bored out of our minds and there never seemed like there was anything [...]
A Strange Bargain—Indeed
30 Jun, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
A few months ago, I made a sort of strange bargain with myself – something I don’t normally do. I told myself that if I could drop 20 pounds by running and training for a half-marathon, I could have any Blizzard® Treat I wanted after my race. Now, I’ll admit, that’s a bit of a [...]
The $3, $4 or $5 Question of the Day
19 Mar, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
Even though it’s been more than 20 years since I entered the hallowed halls of a college institution, I still remember when, during the first day of a semester of class, my philosophy professor introduced himself to the stundents and asked each of us this question: “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would [...]
