May 2008
40 posts
Democrats in Minnesota, Please Quit Stabbing Al... →
Also… Steve Perry puts 2+2 together.
I need help with Guitar Hero 3 - $20 (St Louis... →
[via chat with robosheep]
“I had misinterpreted my secretary’s message, and thought that you were with the...”
– former AG Mike Hatch who’s bringing the lolz [yesterday] (via mediation) Today, the Minnesota Lawyer Blog dissects it a bit further.
“I was doing dishes when I heard the sudden arrival of shrieking children. I knew...”
– Eight Ball Calls Out A Litter Bug, or Battle of the Bugs
WatchPutting a fresh coat on the neighborhood. If you didn’t already know how much Ed Kohler rocks.
If you text and drive, this ban's for you →
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Rex and others on Emily Gould's NYT Magazine cover... →
Even though I’m going to be in NYC for a couple weeks in June, this kind of stuff already makes me sick of NYC.
Free Sailboat Rides
From the Lake Minnetonka Sailing School. Saturday, June 7th, 1:30-4:30. [via Minnetonkascenes]
“With every new Mason Jennings recording my fanaticism decreases, and this album...”
– Andrea Myers is spot on regarding Jennings’ latest album. We reminisce in the comments.
BlackBerry Curve Challenge
Via an email:WHO: Minneapolis urban thrivers who possess the brawn and brain to outrace their peers in a physical and mental contest to navigate Minneapolis are encouraged to enter the upcoming BlackBerry Curve Challenge. The Challenge is limited to 150, two-person teams. Participation is free and open to adults aged 18 and older. […] PRIZES: The top 30 teams will receive one BlackBerry®...
Miniature Golf Returns to the Walker Art Center →
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“There are good copywriters who can also edit, but the two disciplines are...”
– Pepi Ronalds says what I’d like to tell a lot of people. It’s basic stuff but people forget. All the time. Hat tip to Sarah.
“The bottom line, to me, is that Kersten’s overarching concern — illegal Islamic education — is largely unfounded. TIZA’s problems come down to one 30-minute Friday break and changing after-school busing. Things worth fixing? Definitely. A massively overblown controversy? Definitely.” -David Brauer rebuttals Katherine Kersten’s attack on the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy
“But Jesse will not take a single liberal vote or that of many college-educated...”
– -Adam Platt on Ventura possibly joining the US Senate race ”Disaffected Republicans and the 93X crowd.” Pretty much.
Kyle “El Guante” Myhre on Jason Lewis
“We are a Western nation,” [Jason] Lewis says. “We are not a nation of other cultures, we are a nation of our culture… Culture, by definition, enforces. If we all have common agreement on a culture, on a language, on a history, then that…convinces people, moves them in the right direction.”[Tou Saiko] Lee wonders what that the right direction means: “When I was growing up as a Hmong-American kid,...
DJ Schmolli “Sabotaging The Kooks”...
Minnesota's US Senate Candidates
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer (505 Supporters): Favorite Music: Dixie Chicks, Jack Johnson, Beatles, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel Favorite Movies: The Truman Show Favorite Books: I have written a dozen books (listed on my wikipedia page). Besides mine, Bel Canto, The Grapes of Wrath, mysteries, American Theocracy, What’s the matter with Kansas? Favorite TV Shows: The Daily Show with Jon...
“Then we sat down and she flashes an FBI badge. Seeing my nerves they reassured...”
– FBI seeks informants in the Twin Cities [via]
Free Day at all Minnesota Historical Society Sites...
From Kevin Hendricks:…on June 1 you can visit all Minnesota Historical Society sites and museums as well as Minnesota State Parks free of charge. (MHS Press Release)
WatchPitchfork.tv has some great video of Bon Iver from February 23 at Grasslands, Brooklyn.
Don't call me, I won't call you. →
For the most part, I agree with this phone usage policy. [via]
Tumblr: Not Just For NY and SF Anymore
“After some emails and reading some threads I realized that the Twitter users that annoy me are the ones that haven’t figured out Tumblr yet.” -Me, being a jerk again on Twitter. I should explain myself: I’m talking about the whole “re-tweet” mentality and the idea of sending a stream of a bunch of links every day instead of answering the Twitter question:...