Fast Friends at Lake Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) About a zillion years ago at The Punchline nightclub in San Francisco, I heard a hilarious bit by (a then unknown) Rob Schneider recounting the various usages of the word “Dude.” As in . . . #1. Greeting (“Dude!”); #2. Approval (“Du-u-u-de!”, upbeat); #3. Disapproval (“d-u-d-e,” in a low tone);...Read More
Thinking Outside the Box Inside the Circle I definitely prefer walking around Lake Calhoun in the summer-time. For one thing, the people watching is better ” there are more of them about, and, minus the bulky winter clothing, you can actually tell the genders apart. For another, you don’t have to worry about below zero...Read More
Northern Light** “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.” –Old proverb. With Twin Cities temps now (well) below freezing, there aren’t many local sailors divining weather clues from the sunset and sunrise. All the same, I suppose it’s a good omen that the snapshot above — looking southwest across...Read More
All Alone . . . in the Middle of 3 Million People OK, so “On Fuchsia Pond” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “On Golden Pond,” the 1981 movie starring Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn. And the body of water that’s pictured above and below left isn’t a pond — it’s Minneapolis’ Lake...Read More
Not Mutually Exclusive At least at the moment, there’s no need to choose between “Lake Calhoun” and “Lake Bde Maka Ska.” That’s because — in the wake of unceasing local rain — the primary lake now has at least two satellite lakes. The larger body of water (top photo) is at the southwest corner of...Read More
Big Change(s) in Store for Lake Bde Maka Ska (and it’s not the name) Yeah, Yeah, I know “Tin Fish” wasn’t the name of the restaurant on the northeast corner of Lake Calhoun that was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. After a 14-year run, it closed in 2017, and Lola’s on the Lake replaced...Read More
