Expiring Auto Lease I’ve never leased a car before my current one, which means I’ve never had a car come off-lease before, either. So, I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else, but as the remaining time on my lease winds down (I have until Labor Day), I find myself becoming increasingly self-conscious about...Read More
(Actually, 100,000 of ’em) At the current pace, this blog will log its 100,000th page hit sometime later this month. Thanks for visiting — er, reading!Read More
“Top Ten” Signs How do you know you’ve stumbled across a “too-trendy” neighborhood? My list of “Top Ten” signs follows (below). Any resemblance to certain (unnamed) Twin Cities neighborhoods is purely. . . intentional. For the record, though, the neighborhood in question was The Marina in San Francisco, near where my family was staying the other week. 10....Read More
With its mix of art galleries, eclectic housing, and neighborhood bars and restaurants, Northeast Minneapolis (“Nordeast” to old-timers) is known for having good karma. It also has “Good Carma,” an auto repair shop on Lowry just east of University.Read More
Nice Work Clothes! No, “Undercover Lifeguard” isn’t the name of a new TV pilot (hmm . . . not bad, though). It was the (professional) identity of the attractive young woman sitting next to me and my kids at the Edina public pool today. It turns out she works for a company that monitors lifeguards’ performance...Read More
“I’ll Have a Star Tribune With That” Yes, I know most people get their news online these days (the remainder presumably still pick up newpapers on their front stoops). However, if you’re away from home and also in need of a caffeine “booster shot” — Starbucks (or I’m sure Caribou) will hand you one through...Read More
