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[4 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 9 views]
The Fifth Column: The Dreaded Period

I felt like it was never supposed to happen. It wasn’t me. It was a mistake in the evolutionary chain. I was not meant to bear children and that, my …

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[22 Feb 2010 | One Comment | 13 views]
The Fifth Column: Ouch!

I thought I was having my first tension headache. I woke up one morning with this horrible pain in my jaw muscles. My face felt like it was screaming. Make …

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[15 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 5 views]
The Fifth Colu.mn: What Stinks?

I sweat a lot. Always have. When I run in the winter, however, I don’t usually start sweating until I go back inside. That probably has something to do with …

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[5 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 8 views]
The Fifth Column: Hey, Kid! How Old Are You?

I look like I’m 14. I admit, I exaggerate a lot of things but this, my friends, is actually true. I am sure that in ten years I will enjoy …

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[2 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 50 views]
TheColu.mn Is Going For Gold to Help Greater MN Fight Homophobia

As many of you know, TheColu.mn is in the running for a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh grant that would let us build a network of LGBT community journalists throughout Greater Minnesota. …

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[28 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 27 views]
The Fifth Column: Bathroom Culture*

This is important. Wrong bathroom etiquette could be quite embarrassing, not to mention dangerous. I am not actually judging any of these practices. I am just telling you like I …

Rants, The Fifth Column, blog, politics »

[18 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 33 views]

In her column in today’s Star-Tribune, Katherine Kersten warns of a “troubling double standard” held by gay marriage activists.
“While they demand tolerance from others, many appear to view …

The Fifth Column, blog »

[18 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 16 views]

This post is a response to a question posed in my nifty question box located on the right side of this page. The reader asked, “How is your mom dealing …

Lifestyle, The Fifth Column, blog »

[4 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 35 views]
The Fifth Column: Man Voice

You know the feeling you get on the first day you acquire a virus of some kind? That, “oh shit, I’m getting sick” kind of closed up uncomfortable feeling in …

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[9 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 55 views]

When I realized I was transgender it felt like my world crumbled beneath my feet. I was overcome with emotions. My thoughts seemed almost manic and scattered. My inevitable path …