Posted On: December 16, 2009
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The accompanying photo shows what kids on the tiny island of Grenada do: They hang out. It’s a third-world nation in many regards, but the kids seem truly happy and healthy.
Meanwhile, here in the…
Posted On: November 12, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
Married With Children families are no longer the norm in this country, but they still command attention and fill the portrait of the American Dream. A few generations ago, two incomes…
Posted On: August 14, 2009
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Date night means different things to different couples, but it need not (always) mean the same old supper club, cinema, or barstool. If you’ve got a partner—or a favorite friend—make the occasional rendezvous remarkable by…
Posted On: August 1, 2009
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Bev Bachel may be one of the Twin Cities’ most successful (and independent) communications mavens, but she also knows when to say when. She recently took time to chat with me and then publicly announced…
Posted On: July 25, 2009
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Now here’s a sweet treatise sure to send you to your hammock to contemplate the perfection of pointlessness. In a world of crazybusy, internet buzz, and self-importance, Mr. Young’s revelations ring true for this summer-centered…
Posted On: July 10, 2009
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Do you like music? Noise? Convivial gatherings and raucous laughter? Me too. But on the other hand, I’m finding that silence and solitude make my playlist more and more as the years go by. For…
Posted On: July 9, 2009
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One of the best benefits of our 69-day BreakAway was that it forced my family into a less digi-centric lifestyle. And with fresh stimuli and waves surrounding us, nobody seemed to mind. In fact, they…
Posted On: July 8, 2009
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The job world keeps getting more co-ed with every passing year. Oh sure, some fields are still a Boys Club—politics, money, more. But others are becoming Girls Clubs. And many employers prefer hiring women over…
Posted On: July 3, 2009
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As we continue this series about finding little ways to find free time—and inch yourself closer to a bona fide BreakAway—today we propose you do drop in to the occasional pub. Or coffee shop. Or…
Posted On: July 2, 2009
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Check out this funny, smart WashPost column that dares to ask: Am I busy? Or am I lazy? Why, exactly, don’t I get those new eyeglasses, pay that insurance bill, and master my iPod?
My…
