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20 Years Ago, I… …was a freshman at Rosemount High School in lovely Rosemount, Minnesota. I had friends with much the same sense of humor and dedication to bad ideas as I do now, just without the benefit of money, alcohol, or transportation. I was a language nerd. I was hating my job as a cashier at Hardware Hank in ...

It forgot to be fall this weekend, so we decided to take advantage. We packed up the picnic basket and drove to Frontenac State Park, about 10 miles south of Red Wing. We took a trail from the top of the bluff all the way down to the shore of Lake Pepin (for those not from around here, it’s part ...

Dear Wendy, I am going to win the dance-off. I just stopped home to feed my cats, and now we’re on our way south to do some hiking and some picnicking and some general hanging-out. It’s supposed to be 90. Hello, October. I shall be back tomorrow with more time to type! Jenni

Signup for the 2008 Breast Cancer 3Day opens today!! Wendy and I got the email about it and couldn’t get the team going fast enough. We’ll be working on the crew this time around. It’s something we’ve always wanted to try, because the crew is amazing, and so is having the opportunity to cheer on the walkers. We’re hoping to ...