Category Archives: Raun’s Blog

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A great man left us yesterday

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

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We lost a great man yesterday.  Donald E. Tewes was a success by any measure and a fabulous person to boot.  He practiced law in Merrill, WI before World War II.  Don, Liz’s maternal grandfather passed away yesterday, just a … Continue reading →

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

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If you’ve been following this blog for any significant length of time, then you know the main reason this blog exists is because of the realization that life is too short and too fragile to wander along randomly. When our … Continue reading →

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Sunset Canoe Paddling in Northern Wisconsin

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

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Liz and I are on vacation in Northern Wisconsin for the next week.  Here’s a little taste of what we’re doing to relax and unwind. 

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Join me at the Quitter Conference in Nashville

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

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I’ll be at Jon Acuff’s Quitter Conference in Nashville, TN in September.  The Quitter Conference is a gathering of a couple of hundred people to help each other sort out how to close the gap between a day job and … Continue reading →

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Top Posts From BackyardLifeBlog.com’s First Year

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

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Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my first post on BackyardLifeBlog.com.  150+ posts later, I thought it would be fun to look back at the most popular ones.  Here’s a list of the most commented on posts, followed by … Continue reading →

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