Tag Archives: weather

Ten ways to beat the heat

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Julie Buntjer

Ugh. It’s hot. I’ll try to remind myself this weekend about how much I dislike winter — enduring practically frozen eye balls from walks in the bitter cold, chopping hard-packed snow at the end of my driveway and spending weekends … Continue reading →

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Take this snow and shove(l) it!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Julie Buntjer

Wednesday is Groundhog Day. It’s a day when the people of Punxsytawney, Pa., pull a poor old groundhog from his winter slumber and predict, based on folklore and the absence or presence of a shadow, if we will see an … Continue reading →

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Tempted by the trivia

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Julie Buntjer

Last year, the page-a-day calendar on my desk was “1,000 places to see before you die,” but it wasn’t actually 1,000 places – it was more like 261 places to see before you die (Saturday and Sunday shared a page … Continue reading →

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My Minnesota fashion statement

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Julie Buntjer

I’ve never really been one to follow the fashion trends. I prefer turtlenecks to those colorful silky scarves in winter, I’d rather wear jeans to work every day than have to dress up for the job and, if I knew … Continue reading →

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Dearest Mother Nature

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Julie Buntjer

Dear Mother Nature, Thank you kindly for dumping 10 inches of snow on my hometown on Saturday. It looks so pretty outside my windows. Oh, wait a minute, I guess I’m incorrect there. What I see is snow piled up … Continue reading →

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