Skiing in Minnesota Launches
My latest spin-off blog, Skiing in Minnesota, launched last weekend at skiing.mn. I'm not sure how much I'll actually get to ski this winter, but at least I have a new outlet to write about it. If you have ideas or suggestions for stories (or would like to be a ... First Impressions of New MacBook
Tonight I stopped by the Apple Store at the Mall of America to pick up a new MacBook for a colleague at work. After 30 minutes of unpacking and configuration, I have to say, it's a pretty nice machine.
The previous edition of the Mac Book has served many people I ... Beastie Boys and Tenancious D at Roy Wilkins
Still way behind on posts, so here's the most recent...
A week ago Saturday, Colleen and I went down to Roy Wilkins Auditorium (site of our high school graduation) to see Tenacious D, Ben Harper and the Beastie Boys for a Rock the Vote concert. We've never seen any of them ... Pardon My French Cafe and Wine Bar
My wife and I decided to stop by the new restaurant in Eagan that I saw while running last week. Pardon My French is a new bakery, cafe and wine bar located in the Thomas Lake Center at 1565 Cliff Road (in the same strip mall as Axel's Bonfire Eagan ... Name That Tree
University of Minnesota golf course, St. Paul, November 1, 2008
Anybody know what tree drops leaves like these?
UPDATE: Jake says it is a Ginko Biloba tree. That was Colleen's thought too... Happy Halloween
Better late than never, right?
The weather here on Friday night was awesome by Minnesota standards and the kids had a great time. I think we had a little over 100 trick-or-treaters this year and it seemed like the street was teeming with people from dusk until about 8pm.
Pictures are now ... Fire Sale on Compact Discs
As part of my effort to "de-clutter" my life (and combat current economic forces), I've decided to get rid of many of the compact discs we've collected over the past 25+ years.
For full albums, I'm looking at this service I read about in Newsweek. Before I contact them, I thought ... You Choose - Election 2008As I do for every election, here are the people and issues on my ballot this year (as far as I can tell), along with links to various web sites. I don't make public endorsements on this site - I just encourage everyone to get informed before election day, then ... An Evening with David Byrne in Minneapolis
There is something sort of sad about going to a concert by yourself, but such are the economic times we live in. Last night I went down to the State Theater in Minneapolis to see one of my favorites, former Talking Heads front man David Byrne. I had read all ... Got the Bug - Future Marathons
Aside from Boston, here are a few races I think would be fun to try sometime:
Hong Kong Marathon (February)
London Marathon (April)
Everest Marathon (May 29)
Vancouver Marathon (May)
Madison Marathon (May)
Portland Marathon (October)
Reykjavik Marathon (October)
New York City Marathon (November)
Honolulu Marathon (December)
OK, the Everest one might not be fun, so to speak, but wow...
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