Well, yes, that’s one kind of off-road biking (pictured below). But the kind I had in mind was actually on Hennepin Ave. in Uptown. Biking from The Wedge to Lake of the Isles yesterday with my two sons, traffic on Hennepin Ave. was just a little too congested to compete with on our (non-mechanized) bikes. So, we switched...Read More
I’m sure that’s what the Murdochs’ hoped-for alibi was when the phone-hacking scandal first broke about two weeks ago. Namely, find some underling to pin it on, then swear on a stack of bibles that said underling was a “rogue” who acted independently. Just two small problems: 1) Tourre works for Goldman Sachs (or did); and 2) The...Read More
The Half-Full Glass Yes, Amazonian heat and humidity — plus record-setting downpours — are taking a toll on Twin Citians this Summer (nice alliteration, huh?). So, who has this weather been especially kind to? Here’s my list: –Local dry cleaners (no chance of wearing my dress shirts more than one day in this heat and humidity); –Retailers selling...Read More
Whodunnit? “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac!” Never have so many owed so much to so few. –Winston Churchill If Winston Churchill had been alive to witness The Crash of ’08 and the events leading up to it, I think he would have offered an updated version of his famous observation about the Royal Air Force pilots who defended...Read More
Steamy, Sticky Air What’s it like to get hit by a blast of hot, sticky air — of the sort that’s descended on the Twin Cities this week — every time you open your car, house, or office door? As I was trying to come up with a good analogy, I had to open my...Read More
“But, the Realtor Worked So Hard! You know you’ve been selling real estate for awhile when you empathize with the (fictional) Realtor instead of cheering for the story’s main characters. But that was my reaction to watching G-rated “Ramona and Beezus” with my kids the other night. The movie’s low point is when the unemployed...Read More
