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1) My colleague Marcheta Fornoff recommended the essay “

” to me. When she did, producer Julie Siple popped up meerkat-like to discuss her favorite parts.

It's about a woman who calls off her wedding and the crane-watching trip she takes a week later.

2) Minnesota drivers are required to give 36 inches of berth to cyclists. A new study from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs found most drivers do that. But there was one takeaway that is more alarming that Jennifer Brooks pointed out in 

See the cyclists. Give them room. All of them.

3) Instead of reading "Daisy Jones and the Six," listen to 

 with Jennifer Beals, Pablo Schreiber, Benjamin Bratt, and Judy Greer. The fictional oral history of the making of a 

-like album recorded in 1970s Laurel Canyon community is a fun, quick read; the audiobook brings an added depth to the characters and the conflicts and the exhilaration of making art.

4) Get out and hike. There's a women's hiking group called "

" and they have a trip planned for Jay Cooke State Park.

 is a singer and songwriter from Boston. She has a pretty voice.

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The Five: Jay Cooke State Park, a rock n' roll audio book and a runaway bride

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