Monthly Archives: September 2011

10 unhealthy thinking patterns

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Qin Tang

What comes first, thinking or feeling? What we think affects how we feel. If we have healthy thinking, we feel better. If we have negative thinking and self-talk, we will have negative emotions. In a recent study on resilience, I learned about the … Continue reading →

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Governor Dayton’s puppy on Facebook

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Qin Tang

I am not a fan of animals, never a lover of animals, because I didn’t grew up with any animals in my family. Actually I get nervous around any living creatures that are not human beings. So I am not usually interested … Continue reading →

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Living the traditional way

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Qin Tang

I did laundry today – 3 short sleeve shirts, 5 long sleeve shirts, 2 pants and 1 skirt. I know you are thinking, what’s so interesting to write about doing laundry? A lot of people do laundries on weekends. You are … Continue reading →

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EXCO – new fall classes

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Qin Tang

EXCO: Where anyone can take or teach a class and all the classes are FREE! What is EXCO? It stands for Experimental College. I wrote about it in a previous post. Visit http://www.excotc.org for full class listings and to register, or click on the link from each … Continue reading →

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Honorable mention

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Qin Tang

Today I received an email from Debbie Musser, editor of Woodbury Magazine, informing me that my photo – The Wonder of Autumn Leaves – received honorable mention in the People category in the 13th annual Focus on Woodbury photo contest. This year, a … Continue reading →

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Learning about Minnesota

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Qin Tang

Here is a summary of Day 2 at the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Annette Atkins, professor of history at Saint John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict in Collegeville, spoke on Minnesota history. In … Continue reading →

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ELI at Minnesota State Capitol

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Qin Tang

The opening ceremony of the 2011-2012 Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) took place in the Capitol Rotunda at the Minnesota State Capitol this afternoon. The event started with welcome and opening remarks by Brenda Norman, Division Director of Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB), Lynn Anderson, Deputy … Continue reading →

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The brighter side of life

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Qin Tang

This morning as I was leaving for work, I found out that my 10 year-old garage door quit working. It could only go up about 10 inches high. I tried to manually open it, but the double door was so heavy, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Qin Tang

  Tonight, if you look up at the sky, you can see a full moon. Today is the Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival in China. It is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated in China and around the world where Chinese live. The festival is … Continue reading →

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Reader’s choice for Woodbury Photo Contest

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Qin Tang

Submissions for the 2011 “Focus on Woodbury” Photo Contest are closed. Now it’s time to vote for your favorites. One photo will be selected as Readers’ Choice. Voting goes from Sept. 9th – 30th.  You may vote for as many photos as you like … Continue reading →

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Woodbury Days Appreciation Party

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Qin Tang

The Woodbury Days Volunteer Appreciation Party took place this evening (Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011) at Carver Lake Park in Woodbury. It was a party to celebrate the success of Woodbury Days (Aug. 26-28, 2011) and to thank Woodbury Days Council and board members … Continue reading →

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Getting rid of ants naturally

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Qin Tang

Every year in the spring or summer, some ants show up in my house uninvited, from nowhere. I usually spread some baking soda along the edge of the wall where ants are found. After a while they disappear. The trick works, easy … Continue reading →

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First school day photos

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Qin Tang

I like to take some photos of my kids on their first day of school. I think I have done it every year. Today I got home earlier so I could surprise my kids and take a few photos when they got … Continue reading →

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Back to school, back to busyness

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Qin Tang

Tomorrow, the Tuesday after the Labor Day, is the first day of school in our South Washington Country School District 833. I am glad my kids will be going back to school, after three long months of summer break. So I … Continue reading →

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Surprised and humbled

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Qin Tang

As I mentioned in my post Why do I blog?, part of the reasons why I blog are to express myself, to journal my day and my life events, to preserve memory for my children, and to share what’s on my mind. So I  … Continue reading →

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Wealth divides familes

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Qin Tang

Last night when I called my parents in Suzhou, China, a cousin from Shanghai happened to be visiting. I don’t even remember how long I haven’t seen him in person, it could be 30 years or more. I never met his wife. … Continue reading →

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A Thank-You a day

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Qin Tang

Today I went to Borders Bookstore to kill some time I had between dropping off and picking up a friend’s child for gymnastics. I knew Borders is closing the store in Woodbury and everything is on sale. I just wanted to look around … Continue reading →

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