Permanent Post-it Note I’ve managed to go 53-plus years without a tattoo, and am unlikely to reconsider now. But if I ever did get a tattoo, I’d give serious consideration to putting “To Do” just above my right wrist, or maybe on my right palm (I’m a lefty). With plenty of room below that to...Read More
And Best Deal, Too! There’s probably no way to categorically establish which Twin Cities brownie (store-bought, at least) is best. And, this is sure to rankle high-end, local bakeries such as Rustica and Turtle Bread — not to mention incite passions amongst especially opinionated brownie connoisseurs (I qualify). But, my candidate for the best local...Read More
Chivalry isn’t dead, it just changes form. Today, it consists of giving your wife the 4-wheel drive and getting stuck with the decidedly non-snow friendly family minivan. “You’ve Got to Be $%@&!! Kidding Me!” If you don’t live here, we’re in the middle of 10″ of snow. In early April . . . P.S.: the...Read More
OK, so it’s not real estate marketing — but it is marketing. Clever, eye-catching marketing: in this case for a potato chip that’s apparently popped or baked (like popcorn) vs. fried or however else such things are usually made. I have no idea if the claims are valid, but you can say this for the company: they know...Read More
Athens Cafe in Robbinsdale Leave it to a Realtor (me) to rely on location to find a good restaurant (and great value!). The biggest costs for a restaurant are typically food, labor, and rent; of those, the one they have the most control over is rent (I can’t prove it, but I believe there’s an...Read More
Budding Literary Snob? My second grade daughter was quite proud of the fact that the book she’s currently reading “was on the New York Times’ best-seller list.” After announcing that a third time the other day, she paused and asked, “what is the New York Times best-selling list??” Too soon to tell her about Pulitzer prizes...Read More
