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Why I dislike July and August as much as January and February.

Though it is sacrilege to say such things in the north country.

Jun 29 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Rocky Mountain spotted fever isn't so bad I guess.

Mostly because it seems like I didn't get it, and other non-sequiturs.

Jun 24 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The memory be green, unless the Mandela Effect hits you hard.

We need a language for ourselves.

Jun 16 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A tale of two cabins.

In search of a meaningful life.

Jun 8 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The undeniable facts about the safety of Diet Coke.

Or, why the food police should leave people be.

Jun 5 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A different colored flag and the humility it takes to understand it.

The road is not inclusive; it is narrow, and few find it.

Jun 3 • Julie R. Neidlinger

We're never ready to graduate.

Graduation is getting to the top and realizing the valley that awaits.

May 28 • Julie R. Neidlinger

When time stands still for us, but not the people around us.

There is a time for everything, even when we'd like to argue otherwise.

May 21 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Alone Together: The Human Virus

May 20 • Julie R. Neidlinger

One month is less than a coffee and a donut at today's prices.

Humor

Putting grandma in a crate, an unsavory tale.

When playtime goes awry, sometimes grandma takes the brunt of it.

May 4 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A tale of April 1 that was typical and out of this world.

Celebrating the creation's success at the expense of the Creator is

Apr 3 • Julie R. Neidlinger

It's time to talk about Little Free Libraries.

The deep philosophy behind just giving books away in a capitalist and ever-illiterate society.

Mar 23 • Julie R. Neidlinger

And A Grand Welcome To Cavalier County!

The road less traveled, for a good reason.

Feb 22 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The hidden secret behind food porn.

Everybody is trying to sell you their top-secret cookie. It doesn't exist.

Jan 31 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Investigation + News

Blue Like A River: By The Numbers

Costs, totals, and shocking numbers from the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest.

Mar 31 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Blue Like A River: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Timeline

This timeline is based on materials provided by the NDJIC (in particular, Keith Witt), legal rulings, news articles, and social media, as well as an…

Mar 30 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Blue Like A River: Maps

Drawings are based on maps provided by NDDES and MCSD, compilations of photographic images to estimate locations, and text descriptions of various…

Mar 30 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Blue Like A River: The Lawsuit, The Jerk, and the Road Forward

Mar 29 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Travel + Light Adventure

Rocky Mountain spotted fever isn't so bad I guess.

Mostly because it seems like I didn't get it, and other non-sequiturs.

Jun 24 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A tale of two cabins.

In search of a meaningful life.

Jun 8 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Self-isolation in the presence of adventurers.

When the world demands peak physical, the mind calls out for blood. Or something dramatic like that.

Mar 30 • Julie R. Neidlinger

My love-hate relationship with the Minnesota Vikings.

Being a fan was the only time, outside of watching the movie The 13th Warrior, that I thought mead might be necessary.

Jan 24 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The splendid self-driving camper.

When a hitch is optional but swear words are not.

Aug 11, 2025 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Faith & Philosophy

Content calendars are ruining the internet, and probably sending some people right to hell.

Every word has an eternal price.

Jul 7 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The memory be green, unless the Mandela Effect hits you hard.

We need a language for ourselves.

Jun 16 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A tale of two cabins.

In search of a meaningful life.

Jun 8 • Julie R. Neidlinger

A different colored flag and the humility it takes to understand it.

The road is not inclusive; it is narrow, and few find it.

Jun 3 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Real Stories of Work + Leadership Principles

Burying the lede and other business communication atrocities.

You'd think professionals would be professional, but as it turns out, it's a loose definition.

Apr 11 • Julie R. Neidlinger

How To Kill A Man With A Pen

It's not as difficult as you might think.

Mar 1 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Chocolate Is King: A terrible Thanksgiving tale.

I’m not new to inappropriate Thanksgiving tales, but a decade ago, after significant professional degradation during this time of giving thanks, I…

Nov 18, 2025 • Julie R. Neidlinger

No one sings songs about the tree.

Everyone needs a boost, but some are rooted to the ground.

Jun 3, 2025 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Fiction & Poetry

Alone Together: The Human Virus

May 20 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Poem: A Bad Day Farming, Illustrated

Too early into the field, and too late to get out.

Apr 19 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Poem: In Response

Laying on the grass

Apr 14 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Poem: Field Lunch

You don’t need whole wheat bread

Mar 29 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Health + Wellness for Normal People Who Aren't Perky

The undeniable facts about the safety of Diet Coke.

Or, why the food police should leave people be.

Jun 5 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Self-isolation in the presence of adventurers.

When the world demands peak physical, the mind calls out for blood. Or something dramatic like that.

Mar 30 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Pay attention to your trajectory.

Every place you go and everything you do, you're planting seeds.

May 27, 2024 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Until you've tried the Finnish sauna in a winter storm.

The gym bros have nothing on my family.

Mar 20, 2023 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Conspiracy Theory + Thinking Critically

Is weather modification real?

Yes and no. But also, contrails are real.

Apr 9 • Julie R. Neidlinger

Candace Owens, and how the spirit in you produces recognizable fruit.

We will know the spirit in a person based on their fruit.

Feb 18 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The new mystery religion of conspiracy theory and how it isolates us.

It's not a question of whether the conspiracy theory is right or wrong. It's whether it actually matters to know it.

Sep 16, 2024 • Julie R. Neidlinger

The Griffith Park Observatory and the flat earth.

We saw Jupiter and three of its moons and it got me to thinking about the problem of Gnosticism.

Mar 11, 2024 • Julie R. Neidlinger

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