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Several years ago, when I was feeling creative, I made some worksheets. They were meant to help people get through times when they were feeling blocked creatively, when they were unable to think of ideas or were overwhelmed in some way about their life to the point that they weren’t able to process all of …

The last batch of scones I made for my friends tasted as if a baking soda monster had crawled into the dough and died. “They weren’t bad,” my friend said. That means that they weren’t good, either. The bag of flour I use has a little emblem in the corner that says “125 years of …

Generally, the path is from paper to an online presence, and not from online to print. With this in mind, I started a small paper. I have it in the shop and customers can take it for free. I made ten copies on the cheap laser printer I bought with rebate checks and rewards points, and …

I’m not a drinker, but if I was, Sunday would be the day. This is because of the “Favre 3:16” phenomenon that I had described earlier. This Sunday, the Vikings play an important game that they, according to several people I’ve asked, probably won’t win. Their victory or loss will have no effect on the …

I usually try to give something away at Christmas, though it is, of course, limited to digital gifts. So, in the spirit of generosity, I have two — TWO!! — gifts for you this year. For those of you who play piano or some other musical instrument, you will be thrilled to finally have access …