Tag Archives: blogs

Oh Look! A Sparkly Shiny Thing!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Kari Lucin

As you may have noticed, Reprint has moved to its permanent home, http://reprint.areavoices.com, and I can now access Oh Look! A Shiny Thing! again. Hooray! I’ve redesigned some of the graphic elements and I hope you like the new look … Continue reading →

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11 Time Wasters and Movies to Watch

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Here are a few oddball and esoteric blogs and a few short movies you may enjoy: A Laker in China, telling the entertaining tale of a Midwesterner teaching English in China. Vintage Ads, which is pretty much what it sounds … Continue reading →

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10 Time Wasters: Bad Movies, Weird Photos, Weird Beach Boys Tunes and Even a LOLCat

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Kari Lucin

1. From Reuters comes this top 10 list that may be better termed a bottom 10 list: It’s a list of the 10 biggest movie flops of the past decade. And the biggest flop isn’t Battlefield Earth, surprisingly. I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Sandwiches of the Non-Knuckle Variety

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Kari Lucin

When I worked at a tea room, we made a lot of sandwiches, mostly of the little tiny bite-sized tea sandwich variety, but also some nice big ones. Because it was a tea room, they were usually beautifully garnished with … Continue reading →

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Worthington in the News

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Another collection of Google Alerts, finely pruned to remove the boring stuff: Chrysler elimination proposal: http://internetrush.blogspot.com/2009/05/chrysler-minnesota-car-dealerships.html http://isanti-chisagocountystar.com/read/detail/44252.html Minnesota Chamber president refers to Swift: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/24038/ MPR links Reprint: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2009/05/five_at_8_may_21_2009.shtml Blog post about Brett Favre written by guy who grew up in … Continue reading →

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New Blogs!

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Kari Lucin

We have added two blogs to our Daily Globe blogging network: Lagniappe and Tales from the Chief. Lagniappe is written by Beth Rickers, our features editor. The title comes from a Cajun word Beth’s mother, Dorthy Rickers, used to use, … Continue reading →

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Not That Romantic, If You Think About It

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Kari Lucin

In the tradition of silly blog lists, I’ve been thinking of a few things that really aren’t that romantic, when you think about them. Flowers. Yes, giving someone a bunch of severed plant reproductive organs sends a message, but is … Continue reading →

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New Blog for the Globe!

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Kari Lucin

And our final Daily Globe blog for now is Dirty Laundry, a blog about crime and parenting in southwest Minnesota. It’s written by our wonderful crime reporter, Justine Wettschreck. There’s already a few things up there, so go have a … Continue reading →

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Critiquing a Blog

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I found this list of Top 10 Worst Types of Blog Post a while back, bookmarked it and then forgot about it. I have to say, I’m guilty of at least a few of these. But I don’t do #8, … Continue reading →

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The Family That Blogs Together…

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Kari Lucin

… uh… blogs together. Kind of. My dad, with the help of my mother’s mad comp skillz, has started his own blog! Only time will tell if he sticks with it, but I have high hopes. Note that this blog … Continue reading →

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