Swinged Cat
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Category: Daily Life
Boot Scootin’ in the Apocalypse
Here are two facts about me. I’d call them “fun” but that seems a stretch: I never go dancing. I don’t like country music. But for some reason, I have long had a fascination with line dancing…which pretty much requires country music. I can’t…
Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese
A Portland friend messaged me this morning. How nice is it to live in a state with no known cases of coronavirus? I bet you can still find toilet paper in the stores there. The crazy thing is, she wasn’t exaggerating. Costco and other…
Variety is the Spice of Life
We made a Target run this morning, but managed to stay within budget for a change, only spending $150 when our shopping list totaled about $60. If you’re questioning how spending 2.5 times what we’d planned constitutes fiscal responsibility, then clearly you have never…
Patient Zero
I very rarely get sick. I think my last cold might have been in 2016? Can’t tell you the exact date, other than, literal years ago. So when I felt a tickling sensation in my throat late last week, I didn’t pay it much…
I Myth You: Truths About V-Day
Happy Valentine’s Day, if you’re into that sort of thing. Funny, the only time I ever cared about V-Day was when I didn’t have anybody to share it with. Back then, I was all, “Woe is me! I’m all alone while all these couples…
The Verdict is In: My (1st) Experience as a Trial Juror
If I’ve been incognito this week, my apologies. I was called for jury duty and, somewhat to my surprise, actually chosen to serve. I’ve had a couple of close calls over the years, but this was a first. It turned out to be a…
Delightful to Frightful
Anybody searching for proof that South Dakota’s weather is bipolar need look no further than Saturday morning’s forecast. We didn’t quite hit 70º yesterday, but came damn close. 68.7º, to be exact. It was so warm that Tara and I took a walk around…
Burn, Beetle, Burn!
What an interesting getaway we had this weekend. Tara and I decided to check out the annual Burning Beetle festival in Custer. Back in the 1980s and 90s, there was a mountain pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills that wiped out a lot…
Leisure
Apparently, there is a trend in which people choose a word of the year, one that is meant to represent how they envision their year unfolding. Everybody’s word is unique; it should serve as a compass to guide you toward a personal goal. And…
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