Expertly Landing the Plane (and Joke) A flight I was on recently had an especially bumpy approach and landing, due to high cross-winds. Immediately after touching down, the pilot got a big — and well-deserved — laugh of relief from the passengers, with just one word over the public address system: “Whoa!” Ten minutes earlier, I think...Read More
. . . But Skipping the Commercials “Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever...Read More
What do you do if you’re visiting in-laws in Florida, and sharing a guest bedroom with a light-sleeping daughter?** Headphones! (preferably, the sound-cancellation kind). They worked like a charm . . . **And you — I mean me — allegedly snore. Loudly.Read More
Current Twin Cities Inventory of “For Sale” Homes: < 9,000 Units** Exactly how tight is the Twin Cities housing market at the moment? So tight that Saturday open houses are mobbed, never mind Sunday. One Edina Realty – City Lakes agent reported that 60 people came through her Saturday open last weekend. **At the peak...Read More
1 Picture = 1,000 Words 2 Pictures = 2,000 Words If you ever wondered what “millwork” is, these pictures answer it. Specifically, it’s all the visible wood in the house except the hardwood floors. That includes: built-in’s (buffets, storage, etc.); crown and cove moldings; doors; arches and columns; the beams in a box-beam ceiling; and window...Read More
Deciphering Teen-Speak OK, so this post just might have something to do with having three teenagers under my roof. But, as they say, “write what you know.” In that vein, no one is more familiar than me with all the nuances and shadings of that timeless phrase, “Shut up.” Here’s my lexicon: One. “I don’t...Read More
