Author Archives: Ashley

our nation’s finest

I can post this with joy because I am no longer an intern.

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tweeting your brain away

Although this article in the New York Times today outlines Obama’s struggle for a bipartisan health care bill, the comments made by Sen. Chuck Grassley from his Twitter account struck me as, well, retarded. I’ll be the first to agree … Continue reading

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Pumpkin, Peaches and heroin

Free room and board, bags of heroin and bundles of cash? Jail is not so bad when your corrections officers are your drug dealers. This is St. Louis, who is surprised? We’re always vying for that number one spot on … Continue reading

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getting real with the master of fiction

Minnesota has been pumping out geniuses for quite some time now. Have you ever heard of, oh say, Bob Dylan? or my personal favorite, Prince?  Well, perhaps a lesser-known genius, but none less creative, will join the ranks of Dylan … Continue reading

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Countdown to Company

  It’s like this: Ashley is in her hometown of St. Louis right now seeking gainful employment. I’m still in my home state of Minnesota. Naturally we want to be in the same place, and therein lies the rub. I … Continue reading

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The Cherry

The inaugural post declaring this blog is online and semi-intact.

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