FAR, far above the earth, the goddess of winter storms discovered mealy moths in her flour. Lifting the enormous bag, she staggered out of her cloud home and hurled the whole thing into the black sky above Wisconsin.
Far below, Rudi Saxon was splitting wood behind his rural cottage. The snow sifted through the dome of [...]

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Sherry and I were in the car this morning heading to the grocery store for the weekly shopping and listening the Christmas music on the radio. I started thinking about what our children and grandchildren must think about the words to the traditional Christmas songs. I am sure my children have no idea what a [...]

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To get past the better half.
WINEDALE — OK, I believe it. They’ve got me convinced.
Here at the old country house in Washington County, winter has come to the front porch so I’ve moved inside by the fire.
I’ve sat here and read three magazines and two newspapers. With this computer I’ve roamed [...]

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Though coffee drinkers may be cutting back on the expensive drinks, they still are consuming as much as they did last year — an average 3.3 cups a day per person, according to a June study by the National Coffee Association of U.S.A.
The study of the $39.5 billion industry also found that number of 18- [...]

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