If you've spent much time around Texans, you know they can be wary of people who live in cold climates. It's not that they say anything overtly negative to their northern neighbors. They're bred to be good hosts, after all. No, they're likelier to show subtle suspicion wrapped in sweetness. Talking

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Imagine the tales you'd tell if you spoke with someone from each of the Women's March protests from around the world. So many motivations. So many emotions. So many old friends and new connections. In my case the city was Minnesota's capital of St. Paul, the crowd neared 100 thousand, and I

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One simple word: “Today.” Tattooed on her wrist, in swooping cursive, the message resonated with me. We’d never met till this morning, so I didn’t ask too many questions, but I was intrigued. I figured there must be a story there—one I hoped to hear someday—but for now, we weren’t here to learn each

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Do you have one habit, more than anything else, that brings out who you are? For me, it's blogging. Aside from making me straight-up braver, it's brought me into contact with a can-do tribe like the one I encountered this past Saturday at Minnesota Blog Con. There I experienced my happiest day in

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