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The Life, Shenanigans and Exploits of Courtney Birst

I Woke Up Confused

Monday began as they always do – reading emails as I sit at my desk eating breakfast and swallowing my daily multivitamin and calcium pills, dialing in to my telecon, updating charts as I listen and take notes and sit through meetings, breaking at some point to eat lunch while scanning CNN’s headlines online. 8.5 [...]

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A Vegetarian by Any Other Name

On Sunday evening, after a lovely 70-degree and sunny day, one that I spent walking my dog, lunching with a friend, planting pansies in my window boxes, assembling furniture and going to yoga – I ate chicken.
If you recall, I’ve been on a quest to eat more protein and less carbs, to lose those pesky [...]

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The Importance of an Education

On Thursday night I met a guy who just might have put the “D” in Douchebag.
It was at the bar, after the hash that I encountered this gent. Now remember, I’ve just spent a couple of hours running around in the dark, singing obnoxious songs with my friends and drinking beer. In fact, I showed [...]

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Dreams & Nightmares

I’m not sure what’s going on, but my dreams are out of control lately. You have to realize what a big deal this is because I always have vivid dreams and I almost always remember them. I think because I’m a writer and an inherently creative person it contributes to my vivid dreams, but lately they’ve [...]

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Flooding in Fargo

As many of you know, I’m originally from North Dakota and my siblings still live there. My younger sister, Kirsten, and my older brother, Michael, live in Fargo. <insert standard Fargo movie reference here>
If you’ve been watching or reading the news, you may also know that Fargo is experiencing some incredible flooding. The last time it [...]

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