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- American Friends Service Committee belief in the worth of every person
- American Indian College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
- Center for Victims of Torture reclaiming human dignity
- Planned Parenthood,MN/ND/SD protecting women’s health
- The Woodland Trust conserving British native woodland
- United Negro College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
Family&Friends
- Athena Kildegaard my friend, a poet
- College Visit Tips Nic and Tom share tips
- Funkomaticblogotron A man of sheer awesome who likes music and typewriters.
- φ you know who
- Jane B my friend, very cool person
- Jess Larson my friend, an artist
- Lisa Bevevino Smart woman
- MEM biking biologist
- Sub-Evil Boy’s frantic scrabblings We’ve created a monster …argh!!!!!!!
- ThomasMcPhee.com His page
- UnhinderedByTalent playlists our KUMM radioshow playlists
Feminism
- A Day Without Rape speach by Andrea Dworkin
- I blame the patriarchy blaming the Twisty way
- Orchids in the Arctic for women who love men
- Shakesville feminism
- Shapely Prose Fat positive blog
- Someplace Safe local shelter
- The f Word UK feminism
Food
- Cook For Good recipes
- Easy Bean csa on the prairie
- Pomme De Terre Food Co-op local and organic food stuffs
Media
- TV Renewal Scorecard show comings and goings
Miscellany
- Crone of Cottonwood County Twisty Faster’s alternate site
- Sony Headphones manual
- Wirecutter reviews of all the things
The Arts
- Aerogramme Writers' Studio for emerging and established writers
- BBC radio stations
- Bibliodyssey eclectic bookart
- Lake Region Writers' Network support for regional writers
- PRCA helping the arts happen on the lone prairie
- Rural America Contemporary Art We even make it out here on the prairie
- WARM supporting regional women artists
- Writing Systems of the World a source for scripts to use in art
Thinky Thoughts
- A Don's Life Mary Beard lets us have it
- Ill Doctrine intelligent commentary
- New Kid on the Hallway a whole new corridor
- Pharyngula evolution and squid and pirates, oh my!
- Whatever SciFi writer with an opinion
What's Happening
- BBC News what’s going on in the world
- cyclingfans.com grand tour coverage
- Indivisible Morris Resistance is not futile
- Morris Theatre keeping first run movies in our community
- Morris, MN weather keeping an eye on climate change
- TheGuardian what’s going on in the world
- Tortoise an experiment in news media
- WordPress
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Category Archives: What the heck?
Al Franken rides into town
Last night the three of us went to see a possible 2008 US Senate candidate from the state of Minnesota. Al Franken spoke at the Stevens County DFL fundraiser. He was impressive enough that I’d consider putting up a sign … Continue reading
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Mythbusters in Morris
Grant Imahara and Kari Byron of Mythbusters fame spoke at UMM last night as part of Welcome Weekend. They began with ‘blooper’ footage from the show, sort of a this is the stuff Discover channel won’t let us air reel. … Continue reading
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Station update
I’ve added a Flickr sidebar to my blog. It’s so cool!!!!!!!!!! Depending on your screen size you may need to scroll down to catch a glimpse. Current temperature 82F/28C
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Colbert Roasts Shrub
Yes this is way late but then I’m posting this link mainly for my own entertainment however if you haven’t seen this you really must. 2006 White House Correspondents Association dinner. The US Prez spends most of his time listening … Continue reading
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Into a new age
With all the tumolt in the world and the growing realisation that continued petroleum use is not tenable it’s exciting to live in a place where research is ongoing into new energy technologies. Not only is there hope for the … Continue reading
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Do blondes have more fun?
After my adventures in hair-shaveage last summer I’ve embarked on another chapter in The Wonderful Adventures of Weathergirl’s Hair. This time I thought I’d try going blonde. My assumption was if it looked really vile I would just shave it … Continue reading
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Yes, Houston we have completion!
This has sat in draft form on my computer for ages so I thought I better post it quick just in case it evaporates and ends up in the virtual ether. Yes, finally after years and years of work I … Continue reading
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Portia, 1991 – 2006
I am very sad to report that our favouirte ‘old lady’ died unexpectedly this weekend. She came to us as a very tiny kitten after her mother was killed on the nearby railway line. She and her two siblings were … Continue reading
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The boulevard is looking a little bare
Dutch Elm disease is a serious problem in Morris and the local authorities are very aggressive about removing trees. Last year our neighbours lost all their boulevard trees because of this pest and we had serious suspicions that we would … Continue reading
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It’s all over for the Twins
They had a good run for their money but tonight Sub Evil Boy’s little league team were knocked out of the playoffs. We’re so sad. Current temperature 66F/19C
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