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• Pisa, Italy - Leaning Tower

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  Pisa, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: January 20, 2009, 10:49am EST
  

• Skil Saw Giveaway On One Project Closer!

  I was reading one of my favorite home improvement blogs the other day, when they announced that they were doing another great giveaway (they do that sort of thing all the time!) What were they giving away this time? A Skil Cordless Lithium Ion Power Cutter!
  
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  Posted: January 16, 2009, 11:42am EST
  

• Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy

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  Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: January 02, 2009, 5:16pm EST
  

• Parthenon, Athens, Greece

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  Parthenon, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: November 19, 2008, 9:40am EST
  

• Body at Pompeii

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  Body at Pompeii, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 10:04am EST
  

• Sunset over Barcelona

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  Sunset over Barcelona, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: November 07, 2008, 5:43pm EST
  

• Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy

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  IMG_1087, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: November 07, 2008, 11:38am EST
  

• The Baptistry, Florence, Italy

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  The Baptistry, Florence, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: November 02, 2008, 10:27pm EST
  

• Ponte Vecchio

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  Ponte Vecchio, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 31, 2008, 3:40pm EDT
  

• The Duomo, Florence, Italy

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  The Duomo, Florence, Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 24, 2008, 9:33am EDT
  

• The Duomo, Florence Italy

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  The Duomo, Florence Italy, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 22, 2008, 11:45pm EDT
  

• Villefranche, France

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  Villefranche, France, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 21, 2008, 7:26pm EDT
  

• Eze, France

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  Eze, France, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 20, 2008, 2:15pm EDT
  

• Magic Fountain, Mont Juic, Barcelona, Spain

  
  Magic Fountain, Mont Juic, Barcelona, Spain
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  Posted: October 17, 2008, 2:20pm EDT
  

• Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain

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  Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: October 16, 2008, 11:04am EDT
  

• Tilt Shift Chicago - Chicago in Miniature

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  Posted: October 15, 2008, 2:07pm EDT
  

• Who caused the current crisis?

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  Posted: September 26, 2008, 10:56pm EDT
  

• Panorama of Benson Great Hall

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  Panorama of Benson Great Hall, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  Our church, evergreen communtiy church had a 20th anniversary celebration this weekend at [...]

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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 10:23am EDT
  

• Sunset on Cross Lake

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  IMG_0019, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
  

• Lombard Street - HDR

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  Lombard Street - HDR, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  Here's a composite of two bracketed photos.. Turned out pretty good I think:

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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 11:35am EDT
  

• Lomard Street - San Francisco

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  Lomard Street - San Francisco, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

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  Posted: March 31, 2008, 2:41pm EDT
  

• Vacation Photo: Transamerica Pyramid

  
  Photo by onebigswede [...]
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  Posted: March 31, 2008, 2:09pm EDT
  

• My King

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  Posted: March 24, 2008, 11:58am EDT
  

• Weather Channel Founder Blasts Network; Claims It Is 'Telling Us What to Think'

  The Weather Channel has lost its way, according to John Coleman, who founded the channel in 1982.
  
  Coleman told an audience at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change on March 3 in New York that he is highly critical of global warming alarmism.
  
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  Posted: March 03, 2008, 10:28pm EST
  

• Free Stuff: Revolution Money Exchange $25 signup bonus

  
  
  UPDATE: This offer has been extended until March 31st. Email me now to get your referral link!
  
  This past week I signed up for a new money transfer service, Revolution Money Exchange. Revolution Money Exchange is a money tranfer service along the lines of a PayPal.com [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 9:40am EST
  

• Back on the exercise bandwagon!

  Well it's that time of year again - winter has been here for a few months now, and I've gone into hibernation. I put on my winter 10 lbs, and now its time to get motivated and take it back off!
  
  Last year my wife and I both [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2008, 9:30am EST
  

• San Francisco Homeless

  I just got back from a trip to San Francisco on Wednesday. While we were there we encountered quite a large number of homeless people living on the street. Most of the ones we met walked the streets with a tin can (for your spare change) and a cardboard plaque [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2008, 12:27pm EST
  

• The tiger and the pig

  
  While I know that the title makes it sound like this is a fairy tale, or a parable, this is actually a true story.
  
  Over at Five Blones.comThe World is Amazing | FiveBlondes today they post about a tiger that has lost its [...]
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  Posted: January 31, 2008, 9:28am EST
  

• Bible Money Matters

  Check out my new personal finance blog at [www.biblemoneymatters.com]
  
  Bible Money Matters is a daily blog about personal finance and money from a biblical perspective with daily verses, commentary and advice. Check it out today! [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 11:45am EST
  

• Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

  
  From MLK's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail":
  
  I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, "Wait." But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 9:47am EST
  

• 1080p Does Matter - Here's When (Screen Size vs. Viewing Distance vs. Resolution)

  Over the weekend some buddies and I were talking about HDTVs, and what is the optimal viewing distance for what size TV along with what resolution would work best. Today i found a discussion of this exact subjet with some in depth analysis and reasonings for optimal screen sizes vs. [...]
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  Posted: January 03, 2008, 12:13pm EST
  

• Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated at rally - Yahoo! News

  Bad news from Pakistan today - Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani opposition leader was assassinated at a rally. Scary things happening in a country with Nukes:
  
  
  
  Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated at rally - Yahoo! News
  
  
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  Posted: December 27, 2007, 10:48am EST
  

• Merry Christmas!

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  Posted: December 21, 2007, 4:39pm EST
  

• The 300 MPG Hybrid?

  
  Here's something that will be pretty cool if it actually comes to production in 2008 as they're stating - it's an affordable 120 mile range electric vehicle! And in 2009 they have a hybrid that is slated for production that has a range of 300mpg.
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  Posted: December 21, 2007, 4:14pm EST
  

• Grand night for Gaborik: 5 goals

  
  
  Last night Marion Gaborik had a game to be remembered, a 5 goal game.
  
  Grand night for Gaborik: 5 goals: In a game for the ages, the Wild's star scored five goals -- the most by any NHL player in 11 years [...]
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  Posted: December 21, 2007, 9:15am EST
  

• $42 million later, 'Triple Espresso' franchise still the ticket

  
  One of my favorite Twin Cities shows, 'Triple Espresso', will be ending next year. If you haven't already seen this comedy and variety show, do yourself a favor and buy yourself and a loved one a ticket now! You won't regret it!
  
  

  After a Twin [...]

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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 10:04am EST
  

• Review: Insignia NS-LCD32 32" LCD TV

  A few weeks ago we noticed that our 9 year old Sony television in our living room was starting to have problems. When we were watching the TV we would see the picture start to become wavy, and the resulting image was very distorted. This happened for a week or [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2007, 5:21pm EST
  

• Encouraging News from Iraq

  Michael Yon's latest report from Bagdhad, Come Home, has encouraging news:
  
  I can't remember my last shootout: it's been months. The nightmare is ending. Al Qaeda is being crushed. The Sunni tribes are awakening all across Iraq and foreswearing violence for negotiation. Many of the Shia are ready [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2007, 10:37am EST
  

• Review: Insignia NS-LCD32 32" LCD TV

  A few weeks ago we noticed that our 9 year old Sony television in our living room was starting to have problems. When we were watching the TV we would see the picture start to become wavy, and the resulting image was very distorted. This happened for a week or [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2007, 11:13am EST
  

• Why are tax cuts a good thing?

  From Townhall.com:
  
  Wealthy Americans are becoming increasingly interested in donating to global causes. Since 1997, the rate of global giving has increased steadily at an average of 12.5 percent each year. According to a recent Financial Times story, JPMorgan Private Bank has “noted a rise of about [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2007, 9:34am EST
  

• Shakopee Sunrise

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  Shakopee Sunrise, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  This is the beautiful view I saw down my alley this morning.

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  Posted: November 13, 2007, 9:05am EST
  

• Dunn Brothers, 1987

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  Dunn Brothers, 1987, originally uploaded by loudguineapig.

  Here's a picture of my favorite coffee shop and their original location circa 1987. Their [...]

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  Posted: October 19, 2007, 9:19am EDT
  

• Night of the Living Democrats

  
  Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!
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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 9:55am EDT
  

• Square Dance!

  
  
  
  With special guests petemonkey and nalaewok. [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2007, 1:53pm EDT
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• La Cucaracha Anderson

  
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  Posted: October 11, 2007, 1:48pm EDT
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• La Cucaracha Anderson

  
  Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!
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  Posted: October 09, 2007, 1:42pm EDT
  by Peter

• 9/11 6 Years Later

  
  When the first plane hit 6 years ago today i was driving on my way to work, it was a beautiful morning - blue skies all around.
  
  When the first reports came in they were talking about an "accident" that had happened in [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2007, 12:04pm EDT
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• Midway Fireworks

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  Midway Fireworks, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  A grand way to end the evening at the fair.

  This photo won [...]

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  Posted: September 01, 2007, 2:35pm EDT
  by Peter

• Pete and Maria - 6 Years Later

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  Pete and Maria - 6 Years Later, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  Here we are at the spot where I asked Maria to [...]

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  Posted: August 19, 2007, 11:57pm EDT
  by Peter

• 35W Collapse Site - 8/5/07

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  35W Collapse Site - 8/5/07, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  We visited the site of the 35W bridge collapse last night. They had [...]

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  Posted: August 06, 2007, 11:19am EDT
  by Peter

• 35W Bridge Disaster - Collapse

  
  
  On August 1st, 2007 the 35w highway bridge over the Mississippi River Collapsed, injuring scores of people, and killing many others.
  
  Anyone who lives in the Twin Cities area has traveled over this bridge countless times, [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2007, 10:39am EDT
  by Peter

• a call for a fast from complaining

  a call for a fast from complaining
  by pastor brent knox
  
  This past weekend, I casually referred to a church that made a commitment with one another to refrain from all forms of complaining for thirty days. Evidently, the self-imposed discipline of not allowing negative words seep from [...]
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  Posted: July 19, 2007, 11:24am EDT
  by Peter

• Steeple Building in Bishop Hill, Illinois

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  Steeple Building in Bishop Hill, Illinois, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  One of the very distinctive buildings in the small Swedish settlement of [...]

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  Posted: July 12, 2007, 2:56pm EDT
  by Peter

• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

  Here's a picture of a few of the "small" lake homes that we saw this past weekend on our anniversary trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.:
  
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  Posted: June 25, 2007, 9:20am EDT
  by Peter

• New stairs

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  IMG_0009-2.JPG, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  We hired a carpenter over the weekend to build and install some stairs onto our house leading [...]

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  Posted: June 18, 2007, 9:47am EDT
  by Peter

• Weight Loss

  At the beginning of the year i realized that I was at my heaviest weight ever, and that I really needed to lose some weight. I had lost weight before, dropping about 25-30 pounds the previous time using the workout plans in the "Body For Life" book and at [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2007, 1:40pm EDT
  by Peter

• Sunset in Shakopee

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  Posted: June 08, 2007, 10:37am EDT
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• Do you have a leak in your sprinkler line?

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  leaky sprinkler line?, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  My wife and I just put in a new patio. In [...]

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  Posted: June 01, 2007, 10:09am EDT
  by Peter

• Climate Momentum Shifting: Prominent Scientists Reverse Belief in Man-made Global Warming - Now Skeptics

  An interesting review of scientists who were once proponents of man-made global warming, who are now skeptics: (link)
  
  The media's climate fear factor seemingly grows louder even as the latest science grows less and less alarming by the day. (See Der Spiegel May 7, 2007 article: Not [...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2007, 9:31am EDT
  by Peter

• Hockey Fight - Wild/Ducks - Burns wins

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  Hockey Fight - Wild/Ducks - Burns wins, originally uploaded by onebigswede.

  My wife and I went to the Wild Playoff Game tonight [...]

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  Posted: April 18, 2007, 1:18am EDT
  by Peter

• Artists Rendition of the new Twins Stadium

  
  Artists Rendition of the new Twins Stadium
  Originally uploaded by onebigswede.
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  Posted: April 12, 2007, 3:59pm EDT
  by Peter

• Science or Faith? Or Both?

  A debate that constantly rages is the one relating to science versus faith, and whether one can believe in one and the other at the same time.
  
  Many skeptics will say that there is nothing rational or concrete about faith, and to have faith is to have no [...]
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  Posted: April 05, 2007, 11:01am EDT
  by Peter

• Trip to call attention to global warming was scuttled by cold temperatures

  This is funny:
  
  MINNEAPOLIS - A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite.
  The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended to be a 530-mile trek across the Arctic [...]
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  Posted: March 13, 2007, 11:07am EDT
  by Peter

• Rest In Peace

  
  Rest In Peace
  Originally uploaded by onebigswede.
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  Posted: February 26, 2007, 12:59pm EST
  by Peter

• Our new house

  a video showing our new house being built from the ground up.
  
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  Posted: November 01, 2006, 9:03am EST
  by Peter

• Coming attractions!

  
  
  Hope to see you all there! click here for directions. [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2006, 2:25pm EDT
  by Peter

• blog is back! Most recent house photo!

  Happy Birthday Paul, Janelle and Tom!
  
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  Posted: September 24, 2006, 11:55pm EDT
  by Peter

• Israel tells Kofi: Resolution has already been violated

  Israel tells Kofi: Resolution has already been violated:
  
  Israel tells Kofi: Resolution has already been violated
  because the kidnapped Israeli soldiers haven’t been returned yet. The resolution doesn’t require that, though: the preamble “emphasizes the need for an end of violence … including by the unconditional release [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2006, 11:16am EDT
  by Peter

• Viking Receiver Robinson - oops what happened?

  Viking Receiver Robinson Falls Off The Bandwagon - Wizbang
  
  Guess i won't be picking him for my fantasy team this year. [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2006, 11:00am EDT
  by Peter

• Dana's Cabin

  
  We had a wonderful time at Dana's Cabin this year, complete with sparklers by the fire, pontoon rides, and lots of great food. Thanks Dana for having us up!
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  Posted: August 17, 2006, 10:45am EDT
  by Peter

• Minneapolis civic leader W. Harry Davis dead at 83

  A close friend of our family, and to the many people he touched over the years, Harry Davis passed away today at age 83.
  
  Minneapolis civic leader W. Harry Davis dead at 83
  
  Read his autobiography at amazon to learn about this truly amazing [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2006, 1:17pm EDT
  by Peter

• Front of our new house - landscaping

  
  Front of our new house - landscaping
  Originally uploaded by onebigswede.
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  Posted: July 12, 2006, 3:25pm EDT
  by Peter

• our fortune

  
  my fortune. or rather, statement.
  Originally uploaded by surlygrrrl. my wife maria and I are in the process of moving right now. The fortune in the picture speaks volumes about what we're discovering right now.
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  Posted: May 22, 2006, 3:00pm EDT
  by Peter

• shotgun + mullet = dangerous

  
  shotgun + mullet = dangerous
  Originally uploaded by chucknorris451. found this on flickr.. pretty funny.
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  Posted: May 19, 2006, 11:23am EDT
  by Peter

• Town Talk Diner at night

  
  Town Talk Diner at night
  Originally uploaded by Max Sparber. someone posted this picture of my favorite breakfast place on flickr.
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  Posted: April 10, 2006, 12:51pm EDT
  by Peter

• Rest In Peace Mor-Far

  
  DeWayne Holmes 1912-2006. Died at 1:10pm, 3/28/06.
  
  Grandpa Wayne was a man of few words, but when he said something, you knew that he meant it. He had a certain quiet strength that I think everyone around him felt. He was a hard working man, a [...]
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  Posted: March 28, 2006, 5:19pm EST
  by Peter

• Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  On Friday night my wife and I made it to a showing of the new film, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". I grew up reading The Chronicles of Narnia, and because of that I've been anticipating the release of this movie for quite some [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2005, 1:57pm EST
  by Peter

• The North Shore of Lake Superior

  Maria and I went on a 4 day trip to Northern Minnesota this past weekend. We stayed in Duluth for one night, and at a cabin near Gooseberry Falls for the other two nights. The weather was perfect, and we couldn't have asked for more beautiful fall colors.
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  Posted: October 19, 2005, 11:57pm EDT
  by Peter

• The federal response to Katrina was not as portrayed

  Jack Kelly in the Post-Gazette:
  
  It is settled wisdom among journalists that the federal response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina was unconscionably slow.
  
  "Mr. Bush's performance last week will rank as one of the worst ever during a dire national emergency," wrote New [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2005, 5:51pm EDT
  by Peter