Evan’s getting bigger, as he’s nearly 5 months old now. He’s eating “real” food now, and is an enthusiastic gobbler of baked squash. He’s going to be getting some sweet potatoes after tonight and possibly some pears. I look forward to seeing how he deals with each new flavor and seeing what his likes and [...]
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Everyday Psychology: The Dentists Office
Every now and again I wax psychological about everyday events considered to be ordinary, but have any semblance of normalcy stripped away when analyzed for longer than 10 seconds. Much like how repeating a single word for a minute can render it into a virtually meaningless hodpodge of mouth sounds that (when assembled properly) have the amazing power [...]
Cooking Club - Tailgate
Sunday brought to close yet another successful Cooking Club, when the “Clubbers” (no seals were harmed) descended upon the Millers’ to consume tasty fall favorites, delicious appetizers and stick-to-your-ribs, well, ribs..
Recipes included such greats as, Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, Mexican Cornbread, Seven Layer Dip, Kicked Up Deviled Eggs, Baked Artichoke Dip, and Turkey Chili Soup [...]
Democracy In Action (and not Democracy inaction..)
Jeanette, Evan and I went in to vote at 7:00 this morning and were greeted by a crowd that trailed over 2 floors and nearly to the front door of Burnsville City hall. I’ve never seen a line that long before, and due to the extreme efficiency of the election judges and volunteers, we were [...]
Invested Citizens
I just wanted to put a quick plug in for the non-profit that my cousin, Aaron Devine, helped to found out on the east coast. it’s called Invested Citizens and their goal is to use targeted investing to support these 10 most basic rights.
Breathe clean air
Drink clean water
Eat nutritious food
Work for a living wage
Access quality education
Live [...]
