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Neighborly Espionage....

garbageBy Bonnie Snoopypants

I never really thought of myself as a trash digger nor have I ever found myself rummaging through my neighbors

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Dancing For Dollars..

polska(Photo - Polska dancing looks fun, doesn't it? Gotta love the outfits.)

Chisago Sprint VII Preview - Many traditional Swedish dances belong to the Polska family. Who knew, huh? We obtained this information from the Internets, as G.W. once referred to The Web, thus it must be true.

Now, we don't know if a Family named "Polska," e.g. Fred and Ethel Polska from Uppsala, invented these dances, or if these dances are related to the Polish kind that happen at drunken weddings that last three days.

In either case, Gloria West, founder/director of the Chisago Lakes Triathlons, has decided to have a Polka, or Polska, contest for this year's sprint course participants. There's prize money for the best dancers, though how ...

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Fragile Records & Big Hearts....

kyle(Photo - Kyle and one of his favorite dead presidents.)

Saturday Event Preves - Today we discuss two of the four Minnesota triathlons that will take place on Saturday. CHASKA RIVER CITY and TRI FOR A CAUSE.

Let's do this.

- CHASKA - Celebrating its 9th birthday on the 21st, the Chaska Tri is a well-produced and consistently satisfying event with a 300ish enrollment ceiling. The distances are .3 - 16

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Chisago's Helskon Half...

pancakesRace Preview - The 7th annual

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Marisa Drinks....

wharvey(Really, really dark FB photo that Trudles lightened in Photoshop - W.Harvey looking dapper and unashamed on the Top Step, clad in his "banana hammock." David and Tim are modestly holding their posters. W. Harvey, however...well, not so much.)

HOLT Coverage - W. Harvey, i.e. "Harvey" to most, "W" to some, "W. Harvey" to us, is not the only member of the Skees family who is a total HOOT! Have you ever met his wife W. Marisa? Less flamboyant than her husband, who was clad in what he calls a "Banana Hammock" which is slang for "Speedo," at HOLT XXVII last Sunday, Marisa's humor is understated by comparison...

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