December 2005
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My “weird tuna trash”
in HometownGrowing up North Dakota, I was raised on hotdish. If you’re new to hotdishes, this excerpt from How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor’s Guide, might help introduce you to its cultural significance: On your visit to Minnesota, you will sooner or later come face to face with Minnesota’s most popular native food, hotdish. It can…
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Thundersnow
This afternoon I’ve been working at home during our first snowstorm of the season. About half hour ago I was startled by a flash of light–muted but very distinct–that seemed to come from outside. Then, a second or two later, there was thunder. Cunning naturalist that I am, I turned to google to figure out…