Winter Wonderland indeed. Last night when the snow started falling I remarked that it looked a bit like November—a light snow falling on a ground almost devoid of older snow. This morning it looked like mid-December where you can get just smacked by the weather. We got 5.5 inches in our area. The airport got […]
And so ends Operation Metro Surge. Maybe. I trust this administration about as much as I trust my cat when she promises to stop waking me up at 4 am. But even if there is a significant draw down, this isn’t ending. ICE completely fell on its ass (sometimes literally) trying to get Minneapolis to […]
Don’t kid yourself. Homan saying 700 feds will be removed from the city leaves 2,000 here. Nothing will change. Agents will still carry on harassing and terrorizing residents for the crime of existing. If ICE would just stop impeding Minnesotans civil, constitutional and human rights, then maybe Minnesota will back down. Until someone is held […]
I broke a tooth last week. Never done that before, but with everything breaking right now I figure it’s par for the course. My body tends to get upset when the whole is ignored for one part. So I think my teeth were like, “Fuck your boobs. Pay attention to us.” Mission accomplished. Anyway: no […]
I will say this: you underestimate Minneapolis and St. Paul at your own peril. This state does not fuck around when it’s threatened. You may think you’ve won a minor battle or two, but we will win the war. […]
I am in love with whoever edits/creates Quartiles. Every week or two there’s a little nod to something in the letter blocks that makes me laugh. This one is perhaps my favorite so far (spanning two days and counting). […]
It was only a matter of time I suppose, until ICE invaded my neighborhood. Last week they arrested a person in the parking lot of a nearby grocery store. The man was a descendant of the Red Lake Nation. Who seems to have more right to this “homeland” than those assholes. It also goes to […]
I won’t add anything to the cacophony of people weighing in about Renee Good’s shooting. Except to say that, when you shoot someone three times in the face (while holding your cellphone), and the first thing after that vehicle crashes to think to say is, “Fucking bitch” then there is something fundamentally broken in you. […]
GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY STATE. […]
Still working a couple of bugs out. If you notice anything weird or wrong (outside of the normal weird or wrong) let me know. […]
I’ve been getting a ton of emails from Match.com lately—people that would be the perfect match for me or have liked my profile. If I were into guys in their 50s. That really liked cats. And lived in Canada. The curse of the Totally Awesomely Cool Gmail Address strikes again. I swear over the years I’ve […]
I keep seeing ads for a show on NatGeo about Doomsday Preppers. Which couldn’t help but remind me of my own experience with someone afraid of the coming Apocalypse. Plus it’s easier to add a repost than come up with something new: How Not to Prepare for the Apocalypse […]
I am currently sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Iowa City. Hootie and the Blowfish is playing overhead and Two and a Half Men is on the television in front of me. Neither of which I can change. It’s like my worst nightmares have joined forces to create a perfect storm of awful. […]
I am having a stupidly bad day. I’m trying to wrap things up before leaving on business and it’s not going well. Mainly because I have two websites that got hacked and I’ve been trying to fix them for a few days. Thought I had it finally covered. Woke up this morning and it’s back. […]
So the next Presidential election looms and we’re in the thick of the primaries. I’ve sort of accepted that there’s a good chance my team’s not going to win this one. And I’m okay with that. It’s how these things work. But I must admit the GOP primaries have me worried. Although not for the […]
It wouldn’t be a new year without a new Pantone Color of the Year. This year it’s Tangerine Tango. Or 7625C for those of you keeping score with a handy dandy Pantone book. I have two, just for the record. Ostensibly because I need them to pick colors when dealing with printed pieces but mainly […]
I had kind of a crappy week. Just par for the course really. But that’s neither here nor there. And eventually I should write down some thoughts about the passing of Steve Jobs. ‘Cause I have a lot of them. And about the fact that Occupy MN started today. ‘Cause I have a lot of […]
I am currently off-world. Or off-planet. One of the two. Maybe both. Maybe neither. What’s it to you? I’m also tired and a little punchy. Clearly. Anyway I am visiting my folks (one-half of my folks) in a far off and distant land known as “Wisconsin”. It’s a mysterious place, full of cows and cranberries […]
I have seen some truly questionable theories put forth by television programs over the years. But none so questionable as When Pop Culture Saved America: A 9/11 Story. Which is—apparently—the story of how celebrities eased America’s pain after 9/11. I won’t lie. I didn’t watch it. I did sit and stare at my television for […]
I think I have a cold. Which is so not fair. I’m still trying to work out exactly why it’s not fair though. I believe it has something to do with it being a holiday weekend. Or it being September. Although it is sort of chilly these days. We went from 90s last week to […]
Right. So I finally gave in and started tweeting. I haven’t actually decided if this will last more than a week or two (since I may not ever have anything to say–especially in a shortened version). So me and Twitter are sort of doing a trial marriage. I still think she’s a shallow, mindless bimbo […]