Where the Families Are — and Aren’t The key to enjoying a good Twin Cities weekend brunch is knowing not just where to go, but when. Like just about everything else in life . . . timing is everything. Differing Demographics So, around 10 a.m., avoid family-friendly — and early rising — Minneapolis neighborhoods like...Read More
“Are They Spying on Us?!?” As far as I know, the 85 year-old woman sitting on my right at the Gopher game today had not — unlike me — just finished reading what feels like the sequel to “1984,” a new novel called “The Circle.” Rather, what caught both our attention was the overhead camera...Read More
“Throw the Bums Out!” “If banks are too big to fail . . . make ’em smaller.” –former Reagan Cabinet member George Schultz “If the government is too complicated to be run by anyone but career politicians . . . make it simpler.” –Ross Kaplan The last time the public was this fed up with...Read More
“Land Based” Salmon at Whole Foods Maybe someone in Whole Foods’ marketing department has “Sharknado” on their brain. Or, they decided that “farm-raised” somehow has the wrong ring to it. No matter. Calling salmon “land based” (see fine print in photo, right) is just . . . silly. See also, “Bruegger’s ‘Fresh-Poured’ Orange Juice“; “New Acronyms and...Read More
Mine Would Need a BIG Retainer Fee Apparently, there is now a job called “life coach.” I don’t need one of those, but I’d sign up for something called “life concierge” in a heartbeat. Millions of Jobs? You know, someone who could smooth out life’s daily hassles and aggravations, spell you with kids or clients when...Read More
#1. “The Revenge of Geography” by Robert Kaplan The latest effort by Mr. Kaplan (no relation) is with loaded historical insights and connect-the-dots observations about the Middle East. Unfortunately, it’s also chockfull of literary clunkers like this one: “Mountains are a conservative force, often protecting within their defiles indigenous cultures against the fierce modernizing ideologies...Read More
