“Wave to Me!” “What?!?” “Wave to Me!” It only took 45 years, but there’s finally a closing scene worthy of the unforgettable classic at the end of The Graduate. Except that it’s a “parallel universe,” anti-version. If you aren’t familiar with The Graduate’s climactic scene, a desperate Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) interrupts the wedding of his...Read More
Devilishly Dry Sense of Humor I’m not saying my 7 year-old daughter is mischievous. But, driving to school the other day, the rather-strict Catholic school on our route appeared to be empty. I asked my kids why they thought it was closed. Without missing a beat, my daughter volunteered, “They all got suspended.” Devilishly dry sense...Read More
“Nice Try” Department Dummy: Can’t we skip the rental car line like at Hertz? Ventriloquist: Not exactly. Dummy: Is there a covered canopy like at Hertz? Ventriloquist: Not exactly. Dummy (getting soaked in the rain): So, you still think I’m the dummy? Ventriloquist: Uhhh . . . not exactly. –Hertz commercial (1996) The dialogue (above) from...Read More
Not Your Father’s Newspaper Once upon a time, the Star Tribune Op-Ed page was a must-read forum where Twin Cities leaders aired and exchanged ideas (including a couple pieces contributed by yours truly). As advertising migrated online and newspapers began their epic decline, the Star Tribune Op-Ed page instead became a forum for recycled opinion pieces first...Read More
Last Year’s Leaves If you live in Minneapolis (I do), have a big yard (I do), and raked a fair amount of leaves last November after the last city pickup (I did), you may be facing the same problem I am: Minneapolis announced over the winter that all yard waste must be disposed of in biodegradable...Read More
What do you call an idea so big you can’t get your head around it? “Mind-boggling” comes to . . . uh, mind. Unless you’re a (mildly) dyslexic blogger; then the term would be “mind-blogging.” 🙂Read More
