advertise on somewhere in middle america

On March 1, Somewhere in Middle America will have a fresh new look with some special features and will begin accepting advertising. Rates start at a very reasonable $15/month for a 125 x 125 ad. This is a fabulous opportunity for other lifestyle blogs to promote themselves and for independent designers and small businesses to [...]

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bloated dog? grab your car keys!

I love reading the local newspaper when I travel. It’s always helpful to get a sense of what’s going on in the city around you.
In Wednesday’s San Francisco Chronicle, there’s a footnote on page one highlighting a couple of stories found exclusively on the paper’s website. This one caught my eye: VETERINARY EMERGENCY: If your dog [...]

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say cheese!

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nyc waterfalls

I just learned via A Cup of Jo that New York City is getting four waterfalls this summer! The installation will be designed by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, who is best known for The Weather Project (2003) at the Tate Modern in London (which I was lucky to see when I visited my sister [...]

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dove’s campaign for retouched women?

Pascal Dangin is quoted in the May 12 issue of The New Yorker as saying he retouched photos used in Dove’s “Campaign for Real Beauty.”
He said, ” Do you know how much retouching was on that? But it was great to do, a challenge, to keep everyone’s skin and faces showing the mileage but not [...]

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a post-easter treat

Do you remember these commercials from the 80s?

Cadbury Creme Eggs are a guilty pleasure of mine. I bought one today at Walgreens for a quarter and thoroughly enjoyed eating it before before sitting down to write this post.

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not on my to do list

Dinner in the sky? Sorry, at 165 ft. in the air, I don’t think I’d have much of an appetite. Would you?

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when in omaha…

Originally uploaded by davidteter

March Madness has begun, and in keeping with that theme, here are the “Elite Eight” things to do in Omaha according to the Omaha World-Herald. I still have a couple of things to check off the list.
8. Malls. If you’re looking to spend, you’re in luck. The Omaha-Council Bluffs area [...]

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the next hot video game

In Omaha, all the cool kids are playing Guitar Hero III. J and I don’t have our own yet, but we play regularly at our friends’ places. I’ve got one friend in particular who takes the game very seriously. You should see him nailing some of those expert songs. It’s seriously [...]

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wow!

Ox made me a new header, and it’s amazing! What a great way to lift my spirits on such a crappy day. I love it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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