Beth Czech

Illustrations By Beth Czech

	Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 Fighting the First Wave of Christmas I’ve seen decorations up before Halloween. Why, dear god, why?
	Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 Swamp Things! when I go hunting, I find a lot more than deer
	Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 Halloween! the defining holiday in a young boy’s dorky life
	Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 A Bat Story it’s a good time of year to talk about bats. so let’s do that
	Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 Ooh, It's So Good the humble church cookbook contains many hidden pleasures
	Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009 Complexly the Best given the right parameters, I’m often the best at certain things
	Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2009 I Did Not Grow Up Taking Walks I grew up doing a lot of things, but my feet were seldom involved
	Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009 I Never Did Homecoming maybe I was wrong to avoid that big parking lot party
	Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2009 Twitter Is Not Dumb most people talking about Twitter don’t seem to get it
	Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2009 Washing the Wastewater a fascinating trip into the world of local sewage
	Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2009 Ant Overload! the mysterious case of all those ants in my apartment that one time
	Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009 My Hipster Backlash Backlash Making Fun of those Idiot Hipsters is so Mainstream
	Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2009 A Trip Down Festival Lane he who has the cheap plastic carnival prizes has the power
	Wednesday, May. 27, 2009 No Cluckin' Way are backyard chickens a good idea for the Chippewa Valley?
	Wednesday, May. 13, 2009 Parallel Life honking a metaphorical horn at all you horrible parkers
	Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2009 Out of This World Garage Sales planet-sized garage sale memories and well-informed tips
	Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2009 Reading Something Into It ah, the library – that electrifying mistress of knowledge
	Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2009 Beer, Here Wisconsin taught me to love beer (one guy’s story)
	Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009 Not So Super ... Market loving and hating the Chippewa Valley’s grocery stores
	Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2009 Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost I’m so bad with directions, it’s practically almost not even funny
	Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 Better than Being in a Rock Band lay off the minivan-driving parents (they’re busy with important work)
	Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 The Cold something strangely chilling about this year’s winter
	Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 Shovel Versus Shovel why do my neighbors have to be so friggin’ nice?
	Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 On New Year's Eve I ate some crackers so now I’m ready to predict stuff
	Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 Everybody Hates Homemade Christmas the eternal family struggle of crafting your own stupid holiday gift
	Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 Santa and Me rough patches in my relationship with the fat man
	Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 Making a Neighborhood Happen you can’t just sit back and hope your neighborhood stays cool
	Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 Going the Distance my idea of competition doesn’t involve a whole lot of running
	Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 I’m a Twig Fest Fan quaint, small-town festival knocks the snark right out of me
	Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2008 The Other Side of Autumn everyone likes fall, and perhaps that should change
	Thursday, Sep. 11, 2008 Running for the Borders hitting the “non-local” book shop for some non-local fun
	Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 Drama Downtown why a downtown theater and Harrison Ford are a part of my childhood

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