The Journey: From Minnesota to Texas We discuss moving from Minnesota to Texas in 1987. Mom talks about her favorite Minnesota memories and Joanna chimes in with a few Texas tidbits.

Minnesota Links: Explore Minnesota, MnSpeak Entertainment Blog, Twin City Pages, How to Talk Minnesotan, KOZY Radio in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA Today:Get Hip to Minneapolis Slideshow.

Texas Links: Texas, It's Like a Whole Other Country, Visit Rockport, Corpus Christi Photo Tour and Video, Texas Through the Eyes of an Alaskan, Beautiful Texas Hill Country Photos, Charlie Robison, of Bandera, Discusses His Favorite Places and Things in Texas, Texas English: Lone Star Language, Listen to the "Texas Twang", Paolo Nutini's LoneStar Inspired Tattoo, Shiner's Bocktoberfest.

Give A Little Bit Mercy Ships: Bringing Hope and Healing.

Livin' the Life in South Texas The Coastal Bend is a Popular Destination for Winter Texans.

From PenPals to Podcasts Joanna talks about John Hodgman and his blog. Video: Hilarious commercial, with Jonathan Coulton, for Hodgman's book, "Areas of My Expertise."

Have You Heard? Joanna shares her love of Jonathan Coulton's music; and plays "Code Monkey." Links: Witty Tunes Are Jonathan Coulton's 'Thing', The Sound of Young America's Jesse Thorne Interviews Hodgman and Coulton, Listen to Jonathan Coulton Sing John Hodgman's List of Hobo Names

What's on the (You)Tube? Watch Bowling for Soup's video for "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)."

Word Play We talk about an interesting survey, which maps American's use of the pop vs soda in regional dialects. Joanna shares a related story from her short stint working in the fast food industry.

Funky Food We laugh about the Regrettable Food Gallery and recommend that you check out the photos and hilarious descriptions of the featured dishes.

Odd Jobs Mom describes a job she held for a short time in Minneapolis, cooking at a Boarding House.

Upcoming Shows Next week, Joanna will present a musical holiday show.

On December 20, we'll be attending Amos Lee's concert at La Zona Rosa in Austin, Texas. We'll share our experiences from the concert on the "Amos Lee" show in two weeks.

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