{"id":3664,"date":"2014-01-11T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:09:42","slug":"menusha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/menusha\/","title":{"rendered":"Menusha:  If it&#8217;s not a city in Wisconsin, what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3664\" class=\"elementor elementor-3664\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7171550 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7171550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d3131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"83d3131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Menusha:  If it&#8217;s not a city in Wisconsin, what is it?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5417b4f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5417b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-545bbe2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/author\/lbwebmaster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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reading_time=\"3\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b91e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b91e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be926b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9be926b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/menusha-wi-qon9i7qzc88qb2xg1hyc1e5ilw41ja1w9rnfuxeiv4.jpg\" title=\"menusha-wi\" alt=\"Menusha\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a35d42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a35d42\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5eb154\" data-id=\"e5eb154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5cc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac5cc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2014, I started to compose this post about getting unnecessarily stuck in the weeds (aka <em><strong>minutia<\/strong><\/em>)\u00a0 \u00a0My first obstacle was that I couldn&#8217;t spell it. Perhaps I should have just went with <em>getting in the wees.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0Because with that spelling discovery, the metaphorical fun began. As did this venture into the weeds of minutia begins.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>There is no such place as <strong><em>Menusha<\/em><\/strong> in the state of Wisconsin. But you can visit <strong><em>Menasha, <\/em><\/strong><em>Wisconsin<\/em>.\u00a0 <strong><em>Minutia <\/em><\/strong>is more likely found n <em>the state of confusion<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec773b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec773b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5be079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5be079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb8c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fb8c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/minutia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3668\" alt=\"Minute Detail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/minutia.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/minutia-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf835c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebf835c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd640c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd640c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minutia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a5bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a5bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>mi\u00b7 nu\u00b7 ti\u00b7 a\u00a0<i>(n)<\/i><\/strong><\/p><p>A small or trivial details: From Late Latin mintiae, petty details, from Latin mintia, smallness, from mintus, small.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">from\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/search?q=minutia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dictionary.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p>However you spell it, the question remains: How do we avoid getting stuck in it? First let\u2019s get a handle on it:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-427db66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"427db66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6453de4\" data-id=\"6453de4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b84c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23b84c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mapping Menusha and Minutia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057582a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057582a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Metaphorical minutia amusement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad2cf57 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad2cf57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe4697d\" data-id=\"fe4697d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72cb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e72cb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/menusha-wi-300x276.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3683\" alt=\"Menusha\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/menusha-wi-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/menusha-wi.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Menasha, Wisconsin<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0faa4c\" data-id=\"a0faa4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bab524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bab524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minutia-map-300x286.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10998\" alt=\"Minutia, Confusion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minutia-map-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minutia-map-150x143.png 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minutia-map.png 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Minutia, Confusion<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea6536e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea6536e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0adc899\" data-id=\"0adc899\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe119cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe119cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Minutia Meanings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49396d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49396d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OK, it means small or petty details. With some folks, you ask them for the time and they describe how to build the watch. Let\u2019s define what minutia can mean for high level executives.<\/p><ol><li>Metaphoric mud, quicksand or manure.<\/li><li>All of that seemingly urgent, somewhat routine, not that important stuff that needs doing. When we routinely do it, it keeps us from getting to the less urgent yet really important stuff that would lead to greater progress and success if we could just get around to it.<\/li><li>Undesirable clutter<\/li><li>A less vulgar way to convey the s-word<\/li><li>Stuff that hijacks your #1To-Do List items<\/li><\/ol><p>Listen for the term. When you hear it, is it describing a scenario with an absence of focus on what is genuinely important? Isn\u2019t the\u00a0<i>trivial<\/i>\u00a0outranking things of\u00a0<i>higher potential<\/i>\u00a0when allocating time and\/or resources?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efee40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8efee40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mixing Economists and Minutia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c173f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c173f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now here\u2019s a group we might associate with minutia: economists! They seem to enjoy using intellectual yet cluttered phrases like marginal propensity to consume. Perhaps they might help us while here; let\u2019s create a new economists\u2019 buzz phrase. What if economists examined the opportunity cost of minutia where you work? Could they quantify the amount of major opportunities that are squandered because you\u2019re stuck in the daily minutia. What opportunities are currently on your agenda that were also there six to twelve months ago? What does delayed execution cost you each year?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dda76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47dda76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solution: Enhanced Awareness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3eab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3eab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>How well can you discern when minutia is needed?<\/li><li>When it&#8217;s not needed, how much valuable time to you spend unnecessarily mired in minutia?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Can you learn to ask yourself:<\/li><\/ul><blockquote><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">When is good enough, good enough?<\/h4><\/blockquote><ul><li>If you could, how might you reduce your <strong><em>opportunity cost of minutia<\/em><\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea90403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea90403\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-394d732\" data-id=\"394d732\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec9e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec9e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author\u2019s Notes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1b9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1b9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With as many times as I\u2019ve used the word minutia on this page, this page has become prominent in Google and Yahoo for both menusha and minutia. If only minutia was a sale-able e-commerce commodity! Perhaps not. However our clients tell us that helping them to rise above their minutia has significant value. If it\u2019s getting deep where you work and you\u2019re open to take action to avoid squandering opportunities, feel free to drop me a line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1323742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1323742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5db403\" data-id=\"b5db403\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e2928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1e2928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minutia Trivia: for the hopelessly mired.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cb69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cb69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>While there is not a Menusha, there is a Menasha, Wisconsin (that\u2019s Men-ASH-a).<\/li><li>Menusha is a first name for some women of Japanese ancestry. For the sake of these women, let\u2019s hope it\u2019s also the name of a Japanese flower or fragrance.<\/li><li>At the time this was written there\u2019 was a Minutia Magazine. No longer. No Menusha! It was for micro and mini car enthusiasts.<\/li><\/ul><p>Minutia Trivia? How redundant is that?<\/p><p>And by the way, please don&#8217;t ask how much time I spent creating those map images.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll never tell.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Enough! How is trivial minutia is holding you back? 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