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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- May 23, 2008
- 2 min
Iris Season
Each year it amazes me. Irises spring from their tight vertical buds into a blossom delicate as breath, and both intricately ruffled and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 29, 2008
- 2 min
Burn, Prairie, Burn!
A few weeks ago, we burned the prairie near our home, an annual rite of passage for us and for the grasslands, which need to be freed...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 27, 2008
- 4 min
Where the Weather Can Kill You: Tornado Warning and Other Things That Go Bump in the Night
When my friend Sara was about to move to the northwest, she said, "I just want to live somewhere where the weather can't kill you."...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 24, 2008
- 2 min
Passing Through Passover
Passover is my favorite holiday; in fact, sometimes I think it's the only designated holiday that I even like at all. I love that it's a...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 3, 2008
- 3 min
On Swanky Hotels and the Habitat of Being in Motion
I write this from the 12th floor of the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis.Outside, I can see other swanky hotels, apartment buildings, and...