Seceding Separating From Wall Street Texas Governor Rick Perry was a bust in the Republican Presidential primaries, but I credit him — sort of — for coming up with the best (and possibly last) solution to this country’s “Wall Street problem.” Namely, what to do about an out-of-control, parasitic, havoc-wreaking, corrupt (and corrupting) segment of the economy and...Read More
Life Imitating Art — Exhibit A OK, so at 350 pounds, NFL prospect Dontari Poe is about 250 pounds too hefty to resemble a “Hunger Games” tribute — at least one from heroine Katniss Everdeen’s hardscrabble District 12 (he might qualify as a “Career” from District 2 or 3, though). And, assuming Poe is selected early in the draft, he’s...Read More
Ruining a Perfectly Good Word (“District”) Stare at the sun for a few seconds, and you’ll see spots or stars when you look away. Immerse yourself in the “Hunger Games” trilogy, and afterwards . . . you can’t help seeing references in everyday life. In my case, like these excerpts from the community page of the current Southwest Journal:...Read More
Par, I Presume OK, so it’s not real estate marketing. But, it is marketing — and brilliant marketing, at that (at least the illustration part). See if you can tell how many strokes are depicted in the Westin ad (above). Hint: moving left to right, each stroke is represented by a (very faint) arc of golf balls,...Read More
A Multi-Modal Bicyle Adventure The best way to explore the Twin Cities? You certainly notice things on foot — but your range is limited that way. A car solves the latter problem but at the expense of the former. Which leaves . . . . bicyling! — or in our case, two stints on bikes leveraged by...Read More
Book Review: ‘The Hunger Games” Trilogy I finished the third (and last) book of The Hunger Games trilogy a full week ago, and have to confess, I’m still reeling a bit. Imagine a world that incorporates the best (worst?) of “Lord of the Flies,” “1984,” and the reality TV show “Survivor” and you’ll start to...Read More
