And Which Ones Not Want an educated guess which companies are most aggressively violating their customers’ privacy, inappropriately mining their personal data, selling it, or simply not adequately safeguarding it? I’m pretty sure it’s the ones who keep sending their customers letters and emails telling them how much they “value their privacy.” If they really...Read More
We Are Talking About Groceries . . . Right?? No, that’s not what I actually reply when the grocery store cashier asks me if I “found what I’m looking for?” But, I occasionally think it . . . How come they never ask that question at Home Depot, where I always wander around lost. See...Read More
Traveling From Minneapolis (-10°) to Chicago (0°) Normally, Minnesotans heading to the airport in the depths of winter face a trade-off. Option #1: wear their winter clothing and stay warm to and from the airport, but then be saddled with lots of extra clothes at their destination. Option #2: travel light, but freeze to and...Read More
Why is There a Changing Room Inside the Front Door?? What does a cozy restaurant in a smallish space do to keep its patrons from being blasted by cold gusts every time someone opens the front door? In the case of Linden Hills eatery “Tilia,” you create a “vestibule inside the vestibule,” complete with a...Read More
Splattered Spaghetti As much as I’ve enjoyed other Quentin Tarantino films — “Pulp Fiction” immediately springs to mind — it’s hard to relax, let alone enjoy watching a film when you don’t know which man, woman, child, or horse(!) is going to get its head blown off next. Yes, horses: there are so many equine...Read More
Moist Eyes: Setting the Record Straight My wife thinks I was tearing up because of how heart-wrenching the movie was. That, it was. However, after almost 3 continuous hours in my seat, my eyes were moist for a completely different reason: I really, really had to go the bathroom. P.S.: My favorite jab at thrice-married...Read More
