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November 3, 2013

“No Waiting in Lane #5 (or #11, or #18, or #24, or . . .)”

If They Don’t Have it  . . . You Don’t Need It So, exactly how many checkout lines are there at the Super Target in Minnetonka (just northwest of 101 and highway 7)? Photo #2 (below) — taken from the other end of the store — provides the answer. Note:  I was there with my family to...
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When Being Close Counts: Horseshoes . . . Hand Grenades . . . Ranked Choice Voting(?!?)

Minneapolis Mayoral Race 2013 As the saying goes, “close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and slow dancing.” To those three, now add a fourth:  so-called “ranked choice voting” — also known as “instant run-off voting” — which is how Minneapolis will select its next Mayor this Tuesday. I happen to be a HUGE proponent...
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