Having failed at getting my 7 year-old daughter to: a) diversify her diet beyond macaroni and cheese; and b) use a napkin (instead of her shirt) while eating, my wife and I are seriously considering resorting to Plan C — dressing her in yellow t-shirts that at least camouflage the food stains. 😉 P.S.: Said...Read More
“The Six Week Status Quo?” Just because I don’t predict what’s going to happen in the stock market doesn’t mean I don’t attempt to analyse it. So, here’s my (short-term) analysis: The #1 problem vexing the stock market is the Eurozone crisis. Europe — or at least its decision-making VIP-types — famously go on vacation...Read More
Any Port Name-Brand Restaurant in a Storm I can’t prove it, but I’ve got a hunch that a big slice of McDonald’s’ customers are more than 100 miles away from home. Like us, over the weekend. McDonald’s . . . On the Road Traveling to (kind of) Northern Minnesota to visits friends at their cabin,...Read More
Waiter vs. “Wait-ee” Dear Uptown Coffee Shop barista: If I want to talk on my cell phone while I’m in line waiting to order coffee, it may be rude — but it’s my prerogative (in fact, I make a point of NOT doing that). However, if you’re on your cell phone while you’re making my coffee ....Read More
The Not-an-Error Error (“the 1/2 Error?” “the Should’ve??”) I dare say modern baseball suffers from too many statistics, not too few (try to decipher the almost ridiculously complex scoreboard at Target Field lately?). But watching a Twins-Royals makeup game last weekend, I saw a play that had no “statistic” to go with it — at...Read More
No More Door Dings? “Murphy’s Law for parking lots: never park next to a car in worse condition than yours.” –Ross Kaplan I have no idea if local grocery store chain Byerly’s in fact came up with the idea — but that’s where I first saw it, a few weeks ago: a double stripe between...Read More
