Is That Like “Infestation?” Maybe it’s because I recently read “World War Z.” But, listening to the radio driving to an appointment today, hearing the DJ proclaim K102 Minnesota’s “We Fest Station” somehow just hit me wrong. If you didn’t know, “WE Fest” is the big country music festival held in Detroit Lakes every August. Maybe...Read More
Good Thing the Election’s Not in December Ok, so I didn’t really think the lawn sign (left) involved Santa Claus and litigation. But, I wasn’t exactly expecting a July election contest, either. It turns out that the primary for the St. Louis Park City Council is August 13. Ms. Santa is one of the incumbents. (File...Read More
Hey! Isn’t That Age Discrimination?? I don’t know if my 8 year-old daughter was feeling patronized, but she raised a good point the other day at Barnes & Noble. Namely, if bookstores can recommend books for young readers, why can’t they recommend books for middle-aged or old (“mature”) readers? Like, “For Readers 25 – 34.”...Read More
“Going for the Brain” Isn’t that all human beings are? Just a brain kept alive by a complex and vulnerable machine we call the body? The brain cannot survive if just one part of the machine is destroyed or even deprived of such necessities as food or oxygen. That is the only measurable difference between...Read More
(Un)Grammatically Speaking One of the less-heralded parental duties is (gently) correcting your kid’s bad grammar — or trying to. Witness this recent exchange between me and my 8 year-old daughter: She: ‘Did you know that Raffy (family dog) digged a big hole in the garden?” Me: “It’s “dug,” not “dig.” She (with emphasis): “Did you know that...Read More
Explaining the Summer Swoon “Sell in May and go away.” –Investing maxim Selling in May sure seems to have been good advice this year: the Dow is down about 700 points (almost 5%) from its Spring high. The explanation? (or at least one of them): Wall Street’s “A” team departs for the Hampton’s in the...Read More
