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Marilyn Monroe in publicity photo for "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend".70

Gay Guys Are A Girl's Best Friend

I once worked at a cube farm across from two openly gay hunks named James and Will. The more outgoing and gregarious James was always surrounded by female co-workers at breaks and lunch, causing irritation...

44 comments    life relationships girls
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Serendipity in the Tall Corn of Iowa

What could Elton John, Billy Joel, a cemetery, a 70-something nudist, John Wayne, The Bridges of Madison County, and a tanning salon possibly have in common? Well, they're all elements of an unplanned,...

24 comments    travel fun adventure
Notice bushes nearly block the steps to this home's rarely used front door. The garage is behind the first set of windows at the left.84

Siting A House: Where Will The Front Door Go?

According to the website Don't Buy A Houseplan Until You Read This!, the four "S's" of choosing a building site, otherwise known as siTing (not siDing) a house, are slope, sun, soil, and sewer. This is the...

32 comments    finance home real estate
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Clydean's Crockpot Roast Beef

My friend Clydean Winterbottom has graciously consented to having some of her favorite recipes shared here. Totally techno-illiterate, Clydean still records recipes on 3X5 cards that she keeps in a box on...

9 comments    how to home food
General (later President) Eisenhower seems to be saying to 'Trudge on, soldier!'.  And Ol' John Brown doesn't look nearly as scary as the mural at the statehouse.66

Kansas Historical Society: Getting There Is NOT Half The Fun

Summer is just around corner, and if you have roots in Kansas, you may be planning a visit to the Kansas Historical Society (KSHS) in Topeka. Before you pack up files and your laptop and head that way, let...

32 comments    family travel tips library
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Rochester Cemetery: More Than Just the Ghost of Albino Woman

Rochester Cemetery has been a favorite of ghost hunters and Halloween thrill seekers since at least 1967. They come here hoping to see the infamous Albino Woman who roams the cemetery as well as the...

37 comments    travel history ghost
The great American dream - or nightmare?79

Why I Rent, Not Own

I rent because I like things simple. I rent because I don't buy into the "Great American Dream" of home ownership. Years ago I figured out being the on-site caretaker for a bank or mortgage company's property...

158 comments    life finance home
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Elena's Pink Elephant at KSHS

In a comment on my Getting There is NOT Half the Fun hub, Elena said she was "mesmerized" by the the pink rock that appears in many of the photos. "Pink elephant in the room" is how she described it. Well,...

27 comments    mission minnesota kansas
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Burlingame City Cemetery: Day Trip To The Boonies

My friend Lisa and I went day tripping in the boonies the other day, to sleepy Burlingame KS and Burlingame City Cemetery. A couple of Big City gals loose...or lost...in the Land of the One Finger Wave. ...

60 comments    travel humor photography
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Women In My Family Hated Mothers Day

My grandmother was born in the first part of May. Rather than celebrate her birthday on the day, it was combined with - you guessed it - Mother's Day. Great for her, bad for the rest of the women in the...

43 comments    life family relationships
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