Finally, Something an Online Dictionary Can’t Do Better Yes, I still consult a dictionary (multiple times a day, in fact). It’s just that I now check online — ditto for thesauruses, famous quotations, and the like. Which left me trying to figure out what to do with one of several “boat anchor” (analog) versions still in my...Read More
Don’t Worry, the Food’s Fine I think it’d be risky for a diner or steakhouse (or a movie theatre!), but if there’s a restaurant that can get away with using the word “Exodus” (in front of the food ordering line), it would be a deli — in this case, “Rye” in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood. I...Read More
Catering For The End of the World “Hang in there,” the acquaintance said. “It’s all going to be over in 10 days, anyways.” To which I responded, “Oh, I’m sure it won’t take that long. Hopefully, everything will be back to normal by early next week.” When that was met with a quizzical look, I asked, “What were...Read More
High Temp Today: 17 Degrees* (Maybe) “It takes a licking, and keeps on ticking.” –Timex watch marketing slogan The same could be said of the Twin Cities, in the aftermath of a 16″ snowfall yesterday — the biggest locally in two years. I got up at 5:30 a.m., expecting to shovel my way to the...Read More
My sole duty this morning was to deliver bagels to Beth El synagogue, in Minneapolis suburb St. Louis Park. That’s where son #1’s bar mitzvah will be next weekend (very fortuitous timing, in light of today’s 10″ of snow in the Twin Cities). Traditionally, the upcoming “bar mitzvah family” provides the noshes for the bar/bat mitzvah...Read More
THERE It Is! (Almost) no one was complaining about the unseasonal 40’s (and 50’s!) lingering well past Thanksgiving, mind you. Still, to die-hard Minnesotans, it’s slightly discombobulating to see December on the calendar, and not be hunkered down — at least a little bit — contending with snow, ice, and subfreezing temp’s. Thanks to yesterday’s (mild)...Read More
