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Journaling Part II
As a result of all the technology available to us, handwritten documentation is becoming endangered. Communication through pen and paper is getting replaced with social networking and emails that are typed. The words are personal but the signature handwriting of that person is replaced with type fonts. I feel very strongly that people’s handwriting needs…
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Master Mix Must Haves on the Kirk Ranch
Some of my favorite cooking staples are homemade seasoning mixes. I prefer making my own taco, spaghetti, Cajun and seasoning salt mixes instead of buying them. I make up several different kinds mixes in bulk that will last me for a long time. It’s a great way to save money versus buying the one-time use…
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Dakota Photo
If you’re a history buff, are infatuated with the Black Hills of South Dakota, or appreciate beautiful photography, I encourage you to visit Dakota Photo. Paul Horsted’s photography and books are the best places to satisfy any of the above aforementioned interests. Paul and his family go to the same church I do, his wife…
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Journaling Part I
Over the next few Mondays, I will be posting about journaling, which is beneficial to my column writing work and keeping my life organized. Journaling or free writing to a writer is like practicing or warming up before an event to a roper. Journaling is mainly for dumping my thoughts and recordkeeping but also…
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Round Steak Revival
For years, round steak was my least favorite cut of beef, mostly because I struggled to find very many interesting and tasty ways to prepare it. Round steak used to be the last to get eaten of our beef supply. The past few years I’ve taken it as a personal challenge to find new ways…
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Bringing in 2011 The SMC Way
One of the best ways to bring in a New Year is to spend it at a place you love or celebrate it in a way you enjoy. Or go all out and do both. This year my family and I brought in the New Year at Storm Mountain Center (SMC), which is located near…
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One Story Book I Never Got Tired of Reading
Even though Someday Rider by Anne Herbert Scott is a children’s book, it was one book I never got tired of reading to my kids when they were little. I read it to them a lot, and it was also the book I picked to read to my kids’ class as part of our school’s participation…
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My Writing Inspiration: A Boozin’ Book Club
One of the best ways for a writer to get inspiration is to read. One of the best ways to get to reading is to join a book club. One of the best ways to get members motivated to participate and come to book club is to have food and drinks. I am in a…
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