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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Living against the wind

In the art of small talk, it’s good to start with something you agree on. We all share the weather.…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: From optimism to melancholy, baseball fans, farmers bond

Here we go. Another season! I mean the growing season. And the baseball season. Those two mirror and complement each…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Long time of waiting for recent news items

Good things come to those who wait. At least we like to hope so. Two things I’ve wished for my…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: A narrow brush with indignity

You’ve heard of your life flashing before your eyes in its final moments. I had something like that happen in…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: The Certainty of Ash Wednesday

A grain marketing guy about my age said this is the most volatile period for commodity markets in his career.…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Thinking of old friends as a team

My morning routine includes checking the obituaries over coffee. As the comedian Carl Reiner instructed, “Each morning, check the obits…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Tossing and turning strategies

Most of us don’t spend a lot of time awake in the dark. Unless you work night security. Or have…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Unaccustomed as he is…

There is a bright and glimmery poster on social media for the upcoming Sleepy Eye Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting.…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Songwriters leave a legacy

Every couple weeks, I try to corral words that are running around in my head and herd them onto paper.…

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Weeds by Randy Krzmarzick: Dark memory of Gopher brawl

We all have memories. Happy ones, like births and weddings. Some not so happy, like accidents and deaths. Sports fans…

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