OK, so I have no idea if the charging station — at the BP gas station just northwest of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun — is the first such station in the Twin Cities. But, it’s the first one I’m aware of — and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there even a month ago. Here’s hoping that there...Read More
More Bicycling Accolades for Minneapolis “Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” –Anonymous music critic “Who are you going to believe — me, or your own lying eyes?” –New Yorker cartoon Walk Score, the company whose 1-100 rating system purports to tell home buyers (and renters!) how walkable a given neighborhood is, is beta testing...Read More
Once you get past the odd, equal billing on the book jacket — I’m told the publisher rejected Isaacson’s first proposed title, “Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs” 🙂 — the book ranks, at least in my opinion, amongst the best half-dozen business books — make that non-fiction books, period — of the last decade. The ultimate praise...Read More
You knew it was coming: 8 months after Steve Jobs’ passing, a movie based on his life — and adapted from Walter Isaacson’s biography by Aaron Sorkin — is reportedly in the works. Rumored to play Jobs: Ashton Kutcher. I like Kutcher better than I thought I would in “2 1/2 Men,” but I still don’t...Read More
Quick Alternative to House Cleaning A thorough housecleaning can involve weeks of sorting, discarding, cleaning, etc. Not that ambitious? I recommend a “key chain cleaning” instead. Orphaned Keys As practiced by yours truly, it can be accomplished in less than 30 minutes, and involves these three steps: 1. Take all the keys off your key...Read More
Last Person on Earth Without One Buys iPhone Minneapolis Realtor Ross Kaplan, 67 years old, officially became the last person on earth to purchase an iPhone last Saturday. Leaving the Apple Store at Southdale, Kaplan said “my kids have been bugging me for decades to get one. In fact, it was one of my grandkids who finally...Read More
