Moss Covered Tree Trunk in Itasca State Park

We were at the park shortly after dawn and had the park mostly to ourselves.

If I were a forest fairy I think I'd like to live in this tree trunk.

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Doritos Taco and Cheeseburger Chips

My daughter was at a party last night where she tried these chips, they are probably the freakiest thing I ever ate.

When you open the Doritos Late Night Tacos at Midnight chips you immediately smell lettuce. The chip tastes exactly like a Taco Bell taco. You can taste the mediocre taco meat, lettuce, cheese and taco shell all on one chip.

The Doritos Late Night All Nighter Cheeseburger tastes like a McDonalds cheeseburger including ketchup, mustard, pickles, and a salty cheeseburger. It's not even chip salty, it's fast food hamburger salty. I have no idea how they did it.

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Lost Cat?

I'm still chuckling over this lost cat poster with a photo of an opossum.

Cat found!!!
black + tan with grey
—male
—no collar
—not very friendly, I think he might be scared.
—not house broken either :-(
—found on Sunset Blvd
—if he is yours please call

I found this image on ffffound but I don't know where it originally came from.

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Frosty Glasses

It's rather brisk around here lately. My DH's eyeglasses were totally frosted over over being outside for a few minutes.

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Powers Minnesota Map

Powers is an Department Store that went out of business in Minnesota at least 10 years ago. This is a giant size postcard with a cartoon map of the state. There's no date but it predates zip codes. I would wonder why someone kept this for at least 50 years but then I would need to explain why I bought it.

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Chaiyya Chaiyya

What a wonderful video! I love that it was filmed on a moving train. I believe Chaiyya Chaiyya means to walk in the shadows.

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In the Midst Of The Cold

It's exceedingly cold outside so this pink Hibiscus flower is especially welcome. Note the snow covered background visible through the window.

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Is That A Snowblower On Your House Or Are You Trying To Date A Paramedic?

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It's -19 Degrees Without The Wind Chill

And it's -32 degrees by the cabin; I'm glad we didn't go there for New Years.

I am also happy the Jeep has heated seats

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It's 12:20 pm and we're up to -9

It's warmer 200 miles north at the cabin than it is in Minneapolis. I love Minnesota; it's the only place I've ever lived where I've worn shorts and a parka on the same day

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I Thought Why Did Someone Photograph This Poor Guy Rather Than Moving The Ladder?

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The following is the text below the photo on Failblog. Wouldn't this image be fun on a Christmas card?

Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after two days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down.

First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by.

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn’t realize that it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of the many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn’t take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard.

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Another 4.0 Freak-Out Averted

Another semester has ended and I still have a 4.0. I'm taking college more seriously than I did the first time; I actually show up for class.

This coming semester I'm taking 5 classes again (4 is considered full time) so the work load should be pretty significant but the courses look interesting.

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Sunrise Christmas Cookies

My family of night people has been cursed with a morning person. I not only wake up before dawn, I wake up productive and cheerful.

These cookies are a serious production. The dough is chilled the night before since the cookies are rolled until the dough becomes translucent (approximately 1/16" thick).

I used to make many different shapes using antique cookie cutters but I'm over that thanks to my family chugging cookies faster than I can make them.

It takes about 1.5 hours for me to make a batch, 3 hours with help. I now have a convection oven and can make them at lightening speed if I have someone to rotate the multitude of baking sheets. Nissa was conscripted and she appeared looking a bit like Bill the Cat before he had his daily phamaceutical enhancement and she cursed being the only person who answered my call.

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The Banana Bunker

I heard about this banana holder this morning on the radio and had to see it. I got the photo from the MOMA store web site.

I must admit I don't usually bring bananas as a snack since they become smashed in my bag but...

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Six to eight black men - part 1 of 3

This is probably my favorite Christmas story.

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Six to eight black men - part 2 of 3

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Six to eight black men - part 3 of 3

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Jesus Shaves (David Sedaris)

I have fond memories of college French so this strikes a very funny chord for me. My French is not very good but the teacher did teach me to swear in French like a native.

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Surprised Kitty

A friend sent me this today and I had to share.

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The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

I know that this has been viewed by a lot of people but it's still very cute. I particularly enjoyed the last few seconds.

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