Monthly Archives: February 2009

Possum Was Evil, Immortal

Aha! The possum was alive in 1959, this photograph clearly shows! I knew it was evil!

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Having a Baby

"I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." – Hamlet I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed I was taking a test in school, … Continue reading

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New Scam Makes the Rural Rounds

Apparently people are picking up other people’s bags and other people’s purchases at discount stores in Grand Forks. Here’s a link to the email that’s been circulating around, from Grand Forks’ Prairie Justice blog. I checked Snopes.com rather extensively to … Continue reading

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Yet Another Darn Winter Storm

Another spate of horrible weather is due to come zooming in on us tomorrow morning, so be sure your hatches are duly battened in preparation. And it’s not a plain old vanilla snowstorm, either, but a nasty concoction of sleet, … Continue reading

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The Bible and the Judge

Like many other readers, I enjoy crime stories, even though it’s kind of scary when they’re local crime stories. You wonder if it could happen to you. One of the things I like about the local ones, though, is getting … Continue reading

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The Oscars

I didn’t catch all of the Oscars. What I did catch, though, were some of the most-talked-about moments, such as Ben Stiller’s weird and funny Joaquin Phoenix impression (left), the Ledger family accepting Heath’s posthumous award for him and the … Continue reading

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The Possum Returns… for REVENGE

I exaggerate, I admit it. But after coming home one snowy night this weekend I happened to notice something curious in the driveway. In a straight line from one side of the driveway into my apartment manager’s garage were some … Continue reading

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New Feature for the Paper

And when I say "paper" I mean the paper paper, not the online paper. It’s been in the works for a long, long time, but thanks to Julie Buntjer’s awesome design skills (MAD LAYOUT SKILLZ!!!) and the editor’s willingness to … Continue reading

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Wildlife Where It Does Not Belong

My friend from Colorado found a mouse in his car. He’s kinder than me; I’d have put a fifty-cent trap out and the poor little cute thing would be dead. He, having more patience and less fear of rabid mousebites, … Continue reading

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Truth, Stranger than Fiction

I dreamed two dreams Tuesday night. In one of them, I was absolutely horrified to find out that I was going bald. And only on the top, like a man, which made it ever so much more mortifying. I believe … Continue reading

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