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Let us now examine the life of the German singer and entertainer Gottlieb Wendehals, who was the invention of a real person with a much less interesting name. Wikipedia describes Gottlieb Wendehals as an “art figure”, which strikes me as generous. The character sports a black-and-white checked jacket with matching spats, pink shirt and bow tie and thick eyeglasses, and he sings like your wife’s drunk uncle at the fam

READERS might expect Fergus Falls to offer charming, heartwarming tales from the title outpost, a town turned city on the Minnesota prairie, and the self-proclaimed Mushroom Capital of America. ALAS… …long-time mayor Francis Mingalone suffers from vivid hallucinations, real-estate tycoon José Hosea kidnaps innocent tourists, and Moira, the bad artist, inflicts her suspect talent on anyone, on any occasion

I am sequestered in my office during the workday, and I need to negotiate with my wife if I want to exit for, say, a snack in the kitchen, or a trip outside to breathe a little air. Why? Because I am under surveillance by—and highly susceptible to the whims of—the 2-year old. The boy likes his Dad, perhaps a little too much. When I am around, he wants my undivided attention for piggy back rides, playing with toy cars